Measuring Worth - purchasing power of the dollar.

In 1980 a of $200 is worth $758.27 today .

HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE CPI (CONSUMER PRICE INDEX)

The CPI, in any year, is the cost of a bundle of goods and services purchased by a typical urban consumer in that year compared to the cost of that goods and services in a base year

A PAST PURCHASE IN TODAY'S TERMS

During the height of the Civil War, the price of a pound of coffee was 44¢ a pound. How does that compare to today? 44¢ in 1864 has a real price of $8.03 today.

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For a more in-depth discussion of the different choices presented here, we recommend that you consult Seven Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar Amount.

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"Purchasing Power Today of a US Dollar Transaction in the Past," MeasuringWorth, .

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