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Inflation (Finance) American Institute for Economic Research (AIER): Cost-of-Living Calculator 
 "To use this calculator, enter a dollar amount ... and then select the year you want to convert from and the year you want to convert to." Data available from 1913 to the present, using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). (Note: "It is not possible to use [this] calculator to compare the cost-of-living between different locations.") http://www.aier.org/research/worksheets-and-tools/cost-of-living-calculator/ Topics: Finance Last updated Nov 22, 2008 America's Housing Craze
Collection of articles and analysis from 2005 about the increased cost of purchasing a house in the U.S., financing options, buying and selling, and related topics. Includes information about prices in selected cities, hunting for a house in California, and affordability of houses. From MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3038118/ Topics: Housing Last updated Oct 13, 2005 Current Value of Old Money
This site provides annotated links to resources to help answer the question, "How much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?" The links include information on purchasing power, inflation, prices, cost of living, and historical exchange rates. From retired librarian Roy Davies. http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html Topics: Finance Last updated Sep 30, 2009 How Much Is That?
On this site, "convert past values [of the U.S. dollar and British pound] into current values (and vice versa)." Includes "comparative value covering prices, purchasing power, earnings, GDP, interest rates," the price of gold, and more. http://eh.net/hmit/ Topics: Finance Last updated Aug 10, 2005 Inflation Conversion Factors for Dollars 1665 to Estimated 2017
Tables of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation conversion factors to determine the value of dollars over time. Features graphs showing historical trends of price levels, movie prices, government spending, debt and deficits, election costs, minimum wages, congressional pay, and various other items. The author teaches political science at Oregon State University. http://oregonstate.edu/cla/polisci/faculty-research/sahr/sahr.htm Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Money Last updated Aug 28, 2008 |
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