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Price Inflation

in the United States





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What is Inflation?

Inflation is the devaluation of a currency through the increase in the amount of money circulating in society, resulting in the eventual rise in the price of goods.




How is Inflation Calculated? 

As inflation rises, every dollar decreases in value.

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If the inflation rate is 2% a year, then an item that sells for $1.00 at the beginning of the year will cost $1.02 by the end of that year.

Inflation often goes unnoticed in doing what it does best: Destroying the Value of a Currency.

The Charts below are a Visualization of how, over the years, "Price Inflation" has affected everyone who lives in the United States in one way or another.



*Important Note: The prices displayed on all of these Charts are calculated with the average price paid in the United States and are not specific to any brand or region of the United States.



Income

Median Income

The first inflation chart is the average increase in the Median Income over the last 87 years.

Price Inflaiton - 85 Years Median Income

To some, the chart above may look like progress, but before that thought crosses your mind' take a look at the following charts; they all show the 'Decline in the Purchasing Power of the United States Dollar.'


'Decline in the Purchasing Power of the Dollar.'

Sources:

www.census.gov
www.thepeoplehistory.com

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Food

Food Price Inflation

Milk Price Chart

price inflation milk price

Source:
www.economagic.com



Food Price Inflation

Bread Price Chart

 1lb. Loaf of Plain White Bread, in the United States.

price inflation bread price

Source: econmagic - U.S. city average; White bread



Food Price Inflation

Thanksgiving Dinner Chart

cost of thanksgiving dinner

Source:  American Farm Bureau Federation Survey



Food Price Inflation

Hershey Bar Price Chart

price inflation Hershey bar price

Source:

Foodtimeline

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Shelter

Home Price Inflation

New Home Price Chart

new home price chart

Source:
www.thepeoplehistory.com
www.census.gov



Transportation

Transportation Price Inflation

New Car Price Chart

price inflation new car price

Sources:
www.thepeoplehistory.com

Road-Reality 2009-2010 graphic

Edmund's - Report Sheds Light on Vehicle-Shopping Trends - 2013

mlive - Average Price of New Car in 2018




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Postage

Postage Price Inflation

First Class Stamp Price Chart

price inflation first class stamp

Source:

www.johnstonsarchive - Cost of US First Class Stamp



College Tuition

Education Price Inflation

Public College Chart

price inflation public college costs

Source: National Center for Education Statistics: Table 330 - column 15



Education Price Inflation

Private College Chart

price inflation private college costs

Source: National Center for Education Statistics: Table 330 - column 15



Entertainment

Sports Entertainment Price Inflation

NFL - Super Bowl Ticket Price Chart

For the first three years the Superbowl was called 'The World Championship Game,' in 1970, it was changed to 'SuperBowl.'

The chart below is the average price of a single SuperBowl Ticket.

price inflation movie ticket price

Source: 

Star Tribune - Price of a Superbowl Ticket 1967 - 2018



Sports Entertainment Price Inflation

Baseball Ticket Price Chart

price inflation movie ticket price

Source: 

EH.net

Statista


Entertainment Price Inflation

Movie Price Chart

price inflation movie ticket price

Source:
www.boxofficemojo.com



Gold Price Chart

The difference between the 'Price Inflation' charts above and the Gold Price Charts below is...

Gold and other precious metals serve as physical asset insurance that preserves the value of your savings and investments.


Gold (1833 - Present)



20 year - Interactive Gold Chart from Bullion Vault



The U.S. Dollar  (1913 - 2019) :

Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar

The U.S. Dollar  (1913 - 2019) : Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar



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