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 · 中文 | PlayMemorize

以前的钱更值钱。每一轮都会显示几十年前的真实美国物价 · 猜猜它在今天的价值。

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在 1950 年，一个一条面包价值 $0.12。它在今天的价值是多少？

历史物价和消费者物价指数（CPI）来自美国劳工统计局。查看来源

提示: 一个世纪的通货膨胀累积很快 · 1950 年的一美元相当于今天的十多美元。

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