How is the answer worked out?

Each round takes a documented historical price and multiplies it by today's Consumer Price Index divided by the CPI of the price's year · the standard way economists convert old money into today's money. The game shows you the multiplier.

Are the old prices real?

Yes · they are widely-cited average US prices for their year (a loaf of bread, a movie ticket, a gallon of gas, a new car, and so on), and the CPI figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Why is a 1950 dollar worth so much more now?

Because prices have risen almost every year since, and the increases compound. The US CPI has multiplied roughly thirteen-fold since 1950, so a 1950 dollar buys about what thirteen dollars buy today.

Is this in US dollars?

Yes · the prices and the CPI are American, so the figures are in US dollars. The underlying idea · that inflation makes old money worth more in today's terms · is the same everywhere.

Does it work offline?

Yes. PlayMemorize is a Progressive Web App, so Inflation keeps working without a connection once the page has loaded.

Inflation

1950-এ এক পাউরুটির দাম ছিল 12 সেন্ট · আসল পুরনো দামগুলো আজকের টাকায় কত হয় অনুমান করুন, খাঁটি CPI থেকে

আগে টাকায় অনেক বেশি জিনিস মিলত। প্রতিটি রাউন্ডে কয়েক দশক ধরে একটি প্রকৃত মার্কিন দামের গ্রাফ দেখানো হয় · প্রবণতা পড়ে হিসাব করুন আজকের টাকায় তার মূল্য কত।

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1950 সালে একটি এক পাউন্ড রুটি-এর দাম ছিল $০.১২। আজকের দিনে এই রাশির মূল্য কত?

2000 পর্যন্ত নথিভুক্ত দাম · প্রবণতাটি আজ পর্যন্ত টেনে নিন

ঐতিহাসিক মূল্য এবং CPI মার্কিন ব্যুরো অফ লেবার স্ট্যাটিস্টিকস থেকে নেওয়া হয়েছে। উৎস দেখুন

টিপস: এক শতাব্দীর মুদ্রাস্ফীতি দ্রুত বেড়ে যায় · ১৯৫০ সালের এক ডলার আজকের দশ ডলারের বেশি মূল্যের সমান।

FAQ

About Inflation

Inflation is a quick, slightly startling lesson in how much money has changed. Each round shows a real, documented US price from decades ago · a loaf of bread for 12 cents in 1950, a gallon of gas for 36 cents in 1970 · and asks what that price is worth in today's money. Four choices; pick the closest.

The answer is real maths, not a guess. When you choose, the game shows the true figure, worked out from the actual US Consumer Price Index: the old price multiplied by today's CPI divided by the CPI of that year. So a 1950 dollar really is worth more than ten of today's dollars, and you can see exactly why.

Build a streak. Each correct answer grows your streak and your best is kept. Over a run you develop a feel for just how steep a century of inflation really is · and why your grandparents' prices sound impossible.

Prices and the CPI come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Part of the PlayMemorize family · runs entirely in your browser and works offline as a Progressive Web App.

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FAQ

How is the answer worked out?

Each round takes a documented historical price and multiplies it by today's Consumer Price Index divided by the CPI of the price's year · the standard way economists convert old money into today's money. The game shows you the multiplier.
Are the old prices real?

Yes · they are widely-cited average US prices for their year (a loaf of bread, a movie ticket, a gallon of gas, a new car, and so on), and the CPI figures come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Why is a 1950 dollar worth so much more now?

Because prices have risen almost every year since, and the increases compound. The US CPI has multiplied roughly thirteen-fold since 1950, so a 1950 dollar buys about what thirteen dollars buy today.
Is this in US dollars?

Yes · the prices and the CPI are American, so the figures are in US dollars. The underlying idea · that inflation makes old money worth more in today's terms · is the same everywhere.
Does it work offline?

Yes. PlayMemorize is a Progressive Web App, so Inflation keeps working without a connection once the page has loaded.