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Last Update 12/19/2023
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.
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.
The first inflation chart is the average increase in the Median Income over the last 87 years.
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.'
Sources:
www.census.gov
www.thepeoplehistory.com
Advisor Perspectives - dshort.com
Food Price Inflation
Source:
www.economagic.com
Food Price Inflation
Bread Price Chart
1lb. Loaf of Plain White Bread, in the United States.
Source: econmagic - U.S. city average; White bread
Food Price Inflation
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation Survey
Food Price Inflation
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Home Price Inflation
Source:
www.thepeoplehistory.com
www.census.gov
Transportation Price Inflation
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
Postage Price Inflation
Source:
www.johnstonsarchive - Cost of US First Class Stamp
Education Price Inflation
Public College Chart
Source: National Center for Education Statistics: Table 330 - column 15
Education Price Inflation
Private College Chart
Source: National Center for Education Statistics: Table 330 - column 15
Sports Entertainment Price Inflation
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.
Source:
Star Tribune - Price of a Superbowl Ticket 1967 - 2018
Sports Entertainment Price Inflation
Source:
StatistaEntertainment Price Inflation
Source:
www.boxofficemojo.com
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
Click this link to see more on how the rate of inflation has robbed the value of money over the past 25 years.
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