$250 in 1954 is worth $249.07 in 1955


$250 in 1954 has the same purchasing power as $249.07 in 1955. Over the 1 year this is a change of $-0.93.

The average inflation rate of the dollar between 1954 and 1955 was 0.19% per year. The cumulative price increase of the dollar over this time was -0.37%.

The value of $250 from 1954 to 1955

So what does this data mean? It means that the prices in 1955 are 0.37% lower than the average prices since 1954. A dollar in 1955 can buy 100.37% of what it could buy in 1954.

These inflation figures use the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) consumer price index to calculate the value of $250 between 1954 and 1955.

The inflation rate for 1954 was 0.75%, while the inflation rate for 1955 was -0.37%. The 1955 inflation rate is lower than the average inflation rate of 1.93% per year between 1955 and 2022.

USD Inflation Since 1913


The Buying Power of $250 in 1954

We can look at the buying power equivalent for $250 in 1954 to see how much you would need to adjust for in order to beat inflation. For 1954 to 1955, if you started with $250 in 1954, you would need to have $249.07 in 1954 to keep up with inflation rates.

So if we are saying that $250 is equivalent to $249.07 over time, you can see the core concept of inflation in action. The "real value" of a single dollar decreases over time. It will pay for fewer items at the store than it did previously.


Value of $250 Over Time


Year Dollar Value Inflation Rate
1954 $250.00 0.75%
1955 $249.07 -0.37%

US Dollar Inflation Conversion


Initial Value Equivalent Value
$1.00 in 1954 $1.00 in 1955
$5.00 in 1954 $4.98 in 1955
$10.00 in 1954 $9.96 in 1955
$50.00 in 1954 $49.81 in 1955
$100.00 in 1954 $99.63 in 1955
$500.00 in 1954 $498.14 in 1955
$1,000.00 in 1954 $996.28 in 1955
$5,000.00 in 1954 $4,981.41 in 1955
$10,000.00 in 1954 $9,962.83 in 1955
$50,000.00 in 1954 $49,814.13 in 1955
$100,000.00 in 1954 $99,628.25 in 1955
$500,000.00 in 1954 $498,141.26 in 1955
$1,000,000.00 in 1954 $996,282.53 in 1955

Calculate Inflation Rate for $250 from 1954 to 1955

To calculate the inflation rate of $250 from 1954 to 1955, we use the following formula:

$$\dfrac{ 1954\; USD\; value \times CPI\; in\; 1955 }{ CPI\; in\; 1954 } = 1955\; USD\; value $$

We then replace the variables with the historical CPI values. The CPI in 1954 was 26.9 and 26.8 in 1955.

$$\dfrac{ \$250 \times 26.8 }{ 26.9 } = \text{ \$249.07 } $$


To work out the total inflation rate for the 1 year between 1954 and 1955, we can use a different formula:

$$ \dfrac{\text{CPI in 1955 } - \text{ CPI in 1954 } }{\text{CPI in 1954 }} \times 100 = \text{Cumulative rate for 1 year} $$


$$ \dfrac{\text{ 26.8 } - \text{ 26.9 } }{\text{ 26.9 }} \times 100 = \text{ -0.37\% } $$

Inflation Rate Definition



