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Use our inflation calculator to check how prices in the UK have changed over time, from 1209 to now. What would goods and services costing* Please only insert numbers (0 - 9) The calculator uses Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data from the Office for National Statistics from 1988 onward. Monthly calculations of the current year are based on the latest CPI level, whereas previous years use their calendar year averages. CPI estimates before 1988 are modelled based on data collected for the Retail Price Index (RPI). The calculator uses the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as this is the measure used by the Government to set the Bank of England’s target for inflation. An alternative credible measure, which is the ONS’s lead measure of inflation, is the Consumer Price Index including Owner Occupiers’ Housing Costs (CPIH). Please note: the estimates in the calculator from 1949 onwards have been updated with revised CPI estimates from the ONS published in May 2022.
How much was a British pound worth in 1939?Buying power of £100 in 1939. How much would one pound in 1940 be worth today?Value of £1 from 1940 to 2017
£1 in 1940 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £53.21 in 2017, an increase of £52.21 over 77 years.
What would a dollar in 1939 be worth today?Adjusted for inflation, $1.00 in 1939 is equal to $19.91 in 2022. Annual inflation over this period was 3.67%.
How much was 30 pounds in 1930s?£30 in 1930 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1,863.99 in 2017, an increase of £1,833.99 over 87 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 4.86% per year between 1930 and 2017, producing a cumulative price increase of 6,113.29%.
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