Value of $5.50 Due to Inflation

What is 5.50 worth over time?

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What is $5.50 worth today? How much was 5.50 worth? Enter your details in the calculator above or view the chart to see what $5.50 was worth by year. The Consumer Price Index is tabulated by comparing prices throughout the United States over time. These numbers are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We use this data to calculate the value of inflation every year.
Amount Value in 2023
$5.50 in 1914 163.24
$5.50 in 1915 161.62
$5.50 in 1916 158.48
$5.50 in 1917 140.72
$5.50 in 1918 119.15
$5.50 in 1919 98.93
$5.50 in 1920 86.37
$5.50 in 1921 84.14
$5.50 in 1922 94.36
$5.50 in 1923 96.59
$5.50 in 1924 94.36
$5.50 in 1925 94.36
$5.50 in 1926 91.19
$5.50 in 1927 92.23
$5.50 in 1928 94.36
$5.50 in 1929 95.46
$5.50 in 1930 94.91
$5.50 in 1931 101.39
$5.50 in 1932 111.81
$5.50 in 1933 124.61
$5.50 in 1934 123.67
$5.50 in 1935 121.82
$5.50 in 1936 118.29
$5.50 in 1937 116.60
$5.50 in 1938 113.36
$5.50 in 1939 116.60
$5.50 in 1940 116.60
$5.50 in 1941 115.77
$5.50 in 1942 105.32
$5.50 in 1943 96.59
$5.50 in 1944 93.82
$5.50 in 1945 91.71
$5.50 in 1946 89.69
$5.50 in 1947 75.92
$5.50 in 1948 69.76
$5.50 in 1949 67.73
$5.50 in 1950 69.17
Amount Value in 2023
$5.50 in 1951 65.30
$5.50 in 1952 61.60
$5.50 in 1953 61.14
$5.50 in 1954 60.68
$5.50 in 1955 61.14
$5.50 in 1956 60.91
$5.50 in 1957 59.14
$5.50 in 1958 57.48
$5.50 in 1959 56.48
$5.50 in 1960 55.52
$5.50 in 1961 54.78
$5.50 in 1962 54.41
$5.50 in 1963 53.70
$5.50 in 1964 52.83
$5.50 in 1965 52.32
$5.50 in 1966 51.33
$5.50 in 1967 49.62
$5.50 in 1968 48.15
$5.50 in 1969 45.98
$5.50 in 1970 43.30
$5.50 in 1971 41.01
$5.50 in 1972 39.72
$5.50 in 1973 38.41
$5.50 in 1974 35.33
$5.50 in 1975 31.45
$5.50 in 1976 29.41
$5.50 in 1977 28.05
$5.50 in 1978 26.29
$5.50 in 1979 24.11
$5.50 in 1980 21.28
$5.50 in 1981 18.92
$5.50 in 1982 17.37
$5.50 in 1983 16.73
$5.50 in 1984 16.11
$5.50 in 1985 15.50
$5.50 in 1986 14.93
$5.50 in 1987 14.77
Amount Value in 2023
$5.50 in 1988 14.15
$5.50 in 1989 13.55
$5.50 in 1990 12.95
$5.50 in 1991 12.20
$5.50 in 1992 11.84
$5.50 in 1993 11.50
$5.50 in 1994 11.20
$5.50 in 1995 10.90
$5.50 in 1996 10.63
$5.50 in 1997 10.29
$5.50 in 1998 10.12
$5.50 in 1999 9.96
$5.50 in 2000 9.70
$5.50 in 2001 9.38
$5.50 in 2002 9.24
$5.50 in 2003 9.02
$5.50 in 2004 8.86
$5.50 in 2005 8.58
$5.50 in 2006 8.29
$5.50 in 2007 8.09
$5.50 in 2008 7.77
$5.50 in 2009 7.76
$5.50 in 2010 7.56
$5.50 in 2011 7.45
$5.50 in 2012 7.23
$5.50 in 2013 7.11
$5.50 in 2014 7.00
$5.50 in 2015 6.95
$5.50 in 2016 6.90
$5.50 in 2017 6.76
$5.50 in 2018 6.62
$5.50 in 2019 6.50
$5.50 in 2020 6.35
$5.50 in 2021 6.27
$5.50 in 2022 5.85
$5.50 in 2023 5.50