$100 in 1947 is worth $1,481 today
What US dollars from 1947 are worth in 2026 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1947 money in 2026 money
- Prices since
- +1381.4%
- Per year
- +3.47% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×14.814
| In 1947 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $14.81 |
| $5 | $74.07 |
| $10 | $148 |
| $20 | $296 |
| $50 | $741 |
| $100 | $1,481 |
| $1,000 | $14,814 |
| $10,000 | $148,141 |
US Bureau of Labor Statistics — CPI-U, US city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted, 1982-84 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes. Open in the calculator to compare any two years.
Inflation in 1947
Prices in the US rose 14.4% during 1947, the 5th highest rate in all 112 years this series covers. Across the 1940s, prices rose an average of 5.6% a year, peaking at 14.4% in 1947.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +0.7% | |
| 1941 | +5.1% | |
| 1942 | +10.9% | |
| 1943 | +6.0% | |
| 1944 | +1.6% | |
| 1945 | +2.3% | |
| 1946 | +8.5% | |
| 1947 | +14.4% | |
| 1948 | +7.7% | |
| 1949 | −1.0% |
How far the US dollar has fallen since 1947
An US dollar in 2026 buys about 6.8% of what one bought in 1947, a loss of 93.2% of its buying power. Prices had doubled from their 1947 level by 1974, 27 years later. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 1947:
| In 2026 | Same as, in 1947 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $0.68 |
| $20 | $1.35 |
| $50 | $3.38 |
| $100 | $6.75 |
| $1,000 | $67.50 |
| $10,000 | $675 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 1947 with 2026: the cost of the same broad basket of goods and services, averaged across each year. That is the right measure for "what would this amount be in today's money" — a wage, a price, an inheritance. It is not a measure of what any particular thing cost: housing, education, and healthcare have mostly risen faster than the average, while electronics and clothing have risen far slower or fallen. And it says nothing about exchange rates, so it cannot turn 1947 US dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 1947 worth today?
$100 in 1947 is worth about $1,481 in 2026 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices have risen 1,381.4% over that span, an average of 3.47% a year compounded. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes.
What was the inflation rate in 1947?
Prices in the US rose 14.4% during 1947, the 5th highest rate in all 112 years this series covers. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 1946 to 1947, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 1947 may differ.
How much buying power has the US dollar lost since 1947?
About 93.2%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2026 would have bought what $6.75 bought in 1947. Prices had doubled from their 1947 level by 1974, 27 years later.
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