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Price/cost Indexes From 1875 to 1989 · Michael Hart — chapter 4 of 14 · ~3,808 words · public domain

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How to use the chart, third set of examples:

This index will allow you to estimate the cost of any item in the dollars of any year included in the index.

Example: You know the cost of an item in 1900 was $1, and you want to know the cost it would have had in 1989 dollar figures [i.e. "adjusting for inflation"].

First go to the base year of 1900, in which 1.000000 is an estimated base for the year 1900.

Then look for the 1989 figure in the 1900 table:

1989 18.000607 0.055554

This indicates that the item costing $1 in 1900 would cost approximately $18 in 1989.

The second column is the inverse function, meaning an item costing $1 in 1989 would have cost about $.05 or $.06 back in the year 1900.

You should be able to find some interesting trends such as that prices were falling back in 1875 as industrial growth swept the United States and the West was being developed.

Prices fell from $67 to $47 from 1875 to 1898, in a rather steady progression, and then rather steadily rose back for the next two decades until World War I, until they reached $67 again in 1913 and $69 in 1914, which were the last two years of moderate inflation until after 1919, when pricing dropped from a high of $139 after doubling since 1914.

Prices stabilized during the rest of the 1920's about $110 until 1930, and the Great Depression, in which prices fell to $88 in 1933 and then back to the ranges of the 1920's-- until around the end of World War II, when prices went out of control, rising from an average of around $120 for WWII on the whole to $200 in 1951. It took 17 years to hit the $300 level in 1968 and 22 years to double to $400 in 1973.

From 1973 it took only 9 years to double again to $800 for the year 1982.

1990 1.040000 [based on 1989 as 1.000000 base year] 1991 1.081600 [and based on 4.0000% inflation rate] 1992 1.124864 1993 1.169856

which would be an 11 year span for prices to double, since they were at 0.793652 in 1982 to 1.169856, projected 1993]

Below are files for every year on this chart independently listed with that year as the base year, so you can look up for instance, what something from 1930 would have cost in 1950, or the reverse.

YEAR: 2010

2010 1.000000 1.000000 4% Est. 2009 0.961538 1.040000 4% Est. 2008 0.924556 1.081600 4% Est. 2007 0.888997 1.124864 4% Est. 2006 0.854804 1.169859 4% Est. 2005 0.821927 1.216653 4% Est. 2004 0.790315 1.265319 4% Est. 2003 0.759918 1.315932 4% Est. 2002 0.730690 1.368569 4% Est. 2001 0.702587 1.423312 4% Est. 2000 0.675564 1.480244 4% Est. 1999 0.649581 1.539454 4% Est. 1998 0.624597 1.601032 4% Est. 1997 0.600574 1.665074 4% Est. 1996 0.577475 1.731676 4% Est. 1995 0.555265 1.800943 4% Est. 1994 0.533908 1.872981 4% Est. 1993 0.513373 1.947900 4% Est. 1992 0.493628 2.025816 4% Est. 1991 0.474642 2.106849 4% Est. 1990 0.456387 2.191123 4% Est. 1989 0.438834 2.278768 3.8744% 1988 0.422466 2.367057 3.3218% 1987 0.408883 2.445686 3.1640% 1986 0.396343 2.523066 2.6144% 1985 0.386245 2.589030 2.9715% 1984 0.375099 2.665962 3.6576% 1983 0.361864 2.763473 3.8998% 1982 0.348281 2.871243 6.3831% 1981 0.327384 3.054518 9.6843% 1980 0.298478 3.350326 9.0330% 1979 0.273751 3.652961 8.8650% 1978 0.251459 3.976796 7.2813% 1977 0.234392 4.266357 6.6558% 1976 0.219765 4.550319 6.4073% 1975 0.206532 4.841870 9.8159% 1974 0.188071 5.317143 9.0909% 1973 0.172398 5.800517 6.4509% 1972 0.161951 6.174703 4.7304% 1971 0.154636 6.466792 5.7132% 1970 0.146279 6.836249 5.5272% 1969 0.138617 7.214099 5.5714% 1968 0.131302 7.616025 5.0148% 1967 0.125032 7.997950 2.5719% 1966 0.121897 8.203647 3.5485% 1965 0.117720 8.494751 2.7360% 1964 0.114585 8.727167 1.5423% 1963 0.112844 8.861767 1.5697% 1962 0.111100 9.000869 2.2421% 1961 0.108664 9.202682 0.9709% 1960 0.107619 9.292029 1.6442% 1959 0.105878 9.444809 2.3579% 1958 0.103439 9.667512 2.0623% 1957 0.101349 9.866890 3.5571% 1956 0.097868 10.217866 3.3098% 1955 0.094732 10.556058 3.4226% 1954 0.091597 10.917352 1.5421% 1953 0.090206 11.085713 1.5703% 1952 0.088812 11.259792 1.5948% 1951 0.087417 11.439369 5.0183% 1950 0.083240 12.013433 1.7034% 1949 0.081846 12.218071 -0.4250% 1948 0.082195 12.166147 6.7886% 1947 0.076970 12.992058 13.9149% 1946 0.067568 14.799886 22.7896% 1945 0.055028 18.172718 3.2661% 1944 0.053287 18.766258 1.3234% 1943 0.052591 19.014611 2.7232% 1942 0.051197 19.532409 6.5229% 1941 0.048062 20.806486 6.1527% 1940 0.045276 22.086650 2.3623% 1939 0.044231 22.608395 -1.5482% 1938 0.044927 22.258376 -1.5312% 1937 0.045626 21.917553 3.9669% 1936 0.043885 22.786996 0.0000% 1935 0.043885 22.786996 3.2811% 1934 0.042491 23.534670 8.9328% 1933 0.039006 25.636973 -2.6088% 1932 0.040051 24.968148 -11.5407% 1931 0.045276 22.086650 -8.4517% 1930 0.049456 20.219949 -2.7367% 1929 0.050848 19.666592 0.0000% 1928 0.050848 19.666592 -0.6823% 1927 0.051197 19.532409 0.0000% 1926 0.051197 19.532409 -2.0001% 1925 0.052242 19.141751 0.6731% 1924 0.051893 19.270602 2.0549% 1923 0.050848 19.666592 0.0000% 1922 0.050848 19.666592 2.8137% 1921 0.049456 20.219949 -7.1894% 1920 0.053287 18.766258 -13.0688% 1919 0.061298 16.313737 15.7925% 1918 0.052938 18.890088 14.2845% 1917 0.046321 21.588442 16.6637% 1916 0.039705 25.185879 20.0069% 1915 0.033085 30.224792 9.1939% 1914 0.030300 33.003621 2.3510% 1913 0.029604 33.779543 1.1940% 1912 0.029254 34.182887 1.1977% 1911 0.028908 34.592304 2.4765% 1910 0.028210 35.448999 0.0000% 1909 0.028210 35.448999 3.8464% 1908 0.027165 36.812510 0.0000% 1907 0.027165 36.812510 -2.5073% 1906 0.027863 35.889501 5.2689% 1905 0.026469 37.780489 2.6987% 1904 0.025773 38.800089 0.0000% 1903 0.025773 38.800089 1.3740% 1902 0.025424 39.333184 2.8128% 1901 0.024728 40.439539 1.4328% 1900 0.024379 41.018973 0.0000% 1899 0.024379 41.018973 16.6611% 1898 0.020897 47.853171 -10.4416% 1897 0.023334 42.856541 0.0000% 1896 0.023334 42.856541 -1.4749% 1895 0.023683 42.224429 1.4970% 1894 0.023334 42.856541 -1.4749% 1893 0.023683 42.224429 -5.5612% 1892 0.025078 39.876247 0.0000% 1891 0.025078 39.876247 -1.3619% 1890 0.025424 39.333184 0.0000% 1889 0.025424 39.333184 -2.6744% 1888 0.026122 38.281251 0.0000% 1887 0.026122 38.281251 1.3553% 1886 0.025773 38.800089 1.3740% 1885 0.025424 39.333184 -1.3553% 1884 0.025773 38.800089 -1.3372% 1883 0.026122 38.281251 -5.0576% 1882 0.027514 36.345147 -3.6586% 1881 0.028559 35.015412 2.4963% 1880 0.027863 35.889501 0.0000% 1879 0.027863 35.889501 5.2689% 1878 0.026469 37.780489 -3.7992% 1877 0.027514 36.345147 -5.9492% 1876 0.029254 34.182887 -1.1800% 1875 0.029604 33.779543

YEAR: 2009

2010 1.040000 0.961538 4% Est. 2009 1.000000 1.000000 4% Est. 2008 0.961538 1.040000 4% Est. 2007 0.924556 1.081600 4% Est. 2006 0.888996 1.124864 4% Est. 2005 0.854804 1.169859 4% Est. 2004 0.821927 1.216652 4% Est. 2003 0.790314 1.265319 4% Est. 2002 0.759918 1.315931 4% Est. 2001 0.730690 1.368569 4% Est. 2000 0.702587 1.423312 4% Est. 1999 0.675564 1.480244 4% Est. 1998 0.649581 1.539454 4% Est. 1997 0.624597 1.601032 4% Est. 1996 0.600574 1.665073 4% Est. 1995 0.577475 1.731676 4% Est. 1994 0.555265 1.800943 4% Est. 1993 0.533908 1.872980 4% Est. 1992 0.513373 1.947900 4% Est. 1991 0.493628 2.025816 4% Est. 1990 0.474642 2.106849 4% Est. 1989 0.456387 2.191123 3.8744% 1988 0.439364 2.276016 3.3218% 1987 0.425239 2.351621 3.1640% 1986 0.412197 2.426025 2.6144% 1985 0.401695 2.489451 2.9715% 1984 0.390103 2.563425 3.6576% 1983 0.376338 2.657185 3.8998% 1982 0.362212 2.760811 6.3831% 1981 0.340479 2.937036 9.6843% 1980 0.310418 3.221468 9.0330% 1979 0.284701 3.512462 8.8650% 1978 0.261517 3.823843 7.2813% 1977 0.243768 4.102266 6.6558% 1976 0.228555 4.375307 6.4073% 1975 0.214793 4.655644 9.8159% 1974 0.195594 5.112637 9.0909% 1973 0.179294 5.577420 6.4509% 1972 0.168429 5.937214 4.7304% 1971 0.160822 6.218069 5.7132% 1970 0.152130 6.573316 5.5272% 1969 0.144162 6.936634 5.5714% 1968 0.136554 7.323101 5.0148% 1967 0.130033 7.690337 2.5719% 1966 0.126773 7.888122 3.5485% 1965 0.122429 8.168030 2.7360% 1964 0.119168 8.391506 1.5423% 1963 0.117358 8.520930 1.5697% 1962 0.115544 8.654681 2.2421% 1961 0.113011 8.848732 0.9709% 1960 0.111924 8.934643 1.6442% 1959 0.110113 9.081547 2.3579% 1958 0.107577 9.295685 2.0623% 1957 0.105403 9.487393 3.5571% 1956 0.101783 9.824871 3.3098% 1955 0.098522 10.150056 3.4226% 1954 0.095261 10.497454 1.5421% 1953 0.093814 10.659339 1.5703% 1952 0.092364 10.826723 1.5948% 1951 0.090914 10.999393 5.0183% 1950 0.086570 11.551377 1.7034% 1949 0.085120 11.748145 -0.4250% 1948 0.085483 11.698218 6.7886% 1947 0.080049 12.492363 13.9149% 1946 0.070271 14.230659 22.7896% 1945 0.057229 17.473767 3.2661% 1944 0.055419 18.044479 1.3234% 1943 0.054695 18.283279 2.7232% 1942 0.053245 18.781162 6.5229% 1941 0.049984 20.006236 6.1527% 1940 0.047087 21.237162 2.3623% 1939 0.046001 21.738841 -1.5482% 1938 0.046724 21.402284 -1.5312% 1937 0.047451 21.074570 3.9669% 1936 0.045640 21.910573 0.0000% 1935 0.045640 21.910573 3.2811% 1934 0.044190 22.629490 8.9328% 1933 0.040566 24.650935 -2.6088% 1932 0.041653 24.007834 -11.5407% 1931 0.047087 21.237162 -8.4517% 1930 0.051434 19.442258 -2.7367% 1929 0.052882 18.910184 0.0000% 1928 0.052882 18.910184 -0.6823% 1927 0.053245 18.781162 0.0000% 1926 0.053245 18.781162 -2.0001% 1925 0.054332 18.405529 0.6731% 1924 0.053968 18.529425 2.0549% 1923 0.052882 18.910184 0.0000% 1922 0.052882 18.910184 2.8137% 1921 0.051434 19.442258 -7.1894% 1920 0.055419 18.044479 -13.0688% 1919 0.063750 15.686285 15.7925% 1918 0.055055 18.163546 14.2845% 1917 0.048174 20.758117 16.6637% 1916 0.041293 24.217191 20.0069% 1915 0.034409 29.062299 9.1939% 1914 0.031512 31.734250 2.3510% 1913 0.030788 32.480329 1.1940% 1912 0.030425 32.868160 1.1977% 1911 0.030064 33.261829 2.4765% 1910 0.029338 34.085575 0.0000% 1909 0.029338 34.085575 3.8464% 1908 0.028251 35.396643 0.0000% 1907 0.028251 35.396643 -2.5073% 1906 0.028978 34.509135 5.2689% 1905 0.027527 36.327392 2.6987% 1904 0.026804 37.307776 0.0000% 1903 0.026804 37.307776 1.3740% 1902 0.026441 37.820368 2.8128% 1901 0.025717 38.884170 1.4328% 1900 0.025354 39.441318 0.0000% 1899 0.025354 39.441318 16.6611% 1898 0.021733 46.012663 -10.4416% 1897 0.024267 41.208211 0.0000% 1896 0.024267 41.208211 -1.4749% 1895 0.024630 40.600411 1.4970% 1894 0.024267 41.208211 -1.4749% 1893 0.024630 40.600411 -5.5612% 1892 0.026081 38.342544 0.0000% 1891 0.026081 38.342544 -1.3619% 1890 0.026441 37.820368 0.0000% 1889 0.026441 37.820368 -2.6744% 1888 0.027167 36.808893 0.0000% 1887 0.027167 36.808893 1.3553% 1886 0.026804 37.307776 1.3740% 1885 0.026441 37.820368 -1.3553% 1884 0.026804 37.307776 -1.3372% 1883 0.027167 36.808893 -5.0576% 1882 0.028615 34.947255 -3.6586% 1881 0.029701 33.668664 2.4963% 1880 0.028978 34.509135 0.0000% 1879 0.028978 34.509135 5.2689% 1878 0.027527 36.327392 -3.7992% 1877 0.028615 34.947255 -5.9492% 1876 0.030425 32.868160 -1.1800% 1875 0.030788 32.480329

YEAR: 2008

2010 1.081600 0.924556 4% Est. 2009 1.040000 0.961538 4% Est. 2008 1.000000 1.000000 4% Est. 2007 0.961539 1.040000 4% Est. 2006 0.924556 1.081600 4% Est. 2005 0.888996 1.124864 4% Est. 2004 0.854804 1.169858 4% Est. 2003 0.821927 1.216653 4% Est. 2002 0.790315 1.265319 4% Est. 2001 0.759918 1.315932 4% Est. 2000 0.730690 1.368569 4% Est. 1999 0.702587 1.423312 4% Est. 1998 0.675564 1.480244 4% Est. 1997 0.649581 1.539454 4% Est. 1996 0.624597 1.601032 4% Est. 1995 0.600574 1.665073 4% Est. 1994 0.577475 1.731676 4% Est. 1993 0.555265 1.800943 4% Est. 1992 0.533908 1.872981 4% Est. 1991 0.513373 1.947900 4% Est. 1990 0.493628 2.025816 4% Est. 1989 0.474642 2.106849 3.8744% 1988 0.456939 2.188477 3.3218% 1987 0.442248 2.261174 3.1640% 1986 0.428685 2.332717 2.6144% 1985 0.417763 2.393703 2.9715% 1984 0.405707 2.464831 3.6576% 1983 0.391392 2.554986 3.8998% 1982 0.376701 2.654626 6.3831% 1981 0.354098 2.824073 9.6843% 1980 0.322834 3.097565 9.0330% 1979 0.296089 3.377367 8.8650% 1978 0.271978 3.676772 7.2813% 1977 0.253518 3.944487 6.6558% 1976 0.237698 4.207026 6.4073% 1975 0.223385 4.476581 9.8159% 1974 0.203418 4.915997 9.0909% 1973 0.186466 5.362904 6.4509% 1972 0.175166 5.708860 4.7304% 1971 0.167255 5.978912 5.7132% 1970 0.158215 6.320496 5.5272% 1969 0.149929 6.669840 5.5714% 1968 0.142016 7.041443 5.0148% 1967 0.135235 7.394554 2.5719% 1966 0.131844 7.584732 3.5485% 1965 0.127326 7.853875 2.7360% 1964 0.123935 8.068756 1.5423% 1963 0.122052 8.193202 1.5697% 1962 0.120166 8.321809 2.2421% 1961 0.117531 8.508396 0.9709% 1960 0.116401 8.591003 1.6442% 1959 0.114518 8.732257 2.3579% 1958 0.111880 8.938158 2.0623% 1957 0.109619 9.122494 3.5571% 1956 0.105854 9.446991 3.3098% 1955 0.102462 9.759669 3.4226% 1954 0.099072 10.093705 1.5421% 1953 0.097567 10.249364 1.5703% 1952 0.096059 10.410310 1.5948% 1951 0.094551 10.576339 5.0183% 1950 0.090033 11.107093 1.7034% 1949 0.088525 11.296293 -0.4250% 1948 0.088902 11.248286 6.7886% 1947 0.083251 12.011887 13.9149% 1946 0.073082 13.683326 22.7896% 1945 0.059518 16.801699 3.2661% 1944 0.057635 17.350460 1.3234% 1943 0.056883 17.580076 2.7232% 1942 0.055375 18.058809 6.5229% 1941 0.051984 19.236765 6.1527% 1940 0.048971 20.420348 2.3623% 1939 0.047841 20.902731 -1.5482% 1938 0.048593 20.579119 -1.5312% 1937 0.049349 20.264009 3.9669% 1936 0.047466 21.067858 0.0000% 1935 0.047466 21.067858 3.2811% 1934 0.045958 21.759125 8.9328% 1933 0.042189 23.702822 -2.6088% 1932 0.043319 23.084455 -11.5407% 1931 0.048971 20.420348 -8.4517% 1930 0.053492 18.694478 -2.7367% 1929 0.054997 18.182869 0.0000% 1928 0.054997 18.182869 -0.6823% 1927 0.055375 18.058809 0.0000% 1926 0.055375 18.058809 -2.0001% 1925 0.056505 17.697624 0.6731% 1924 0.056127 17.816754 2.0549% 1923 0.054997 18.182869 0.0000% 1922 0.054997 18.182869 2.8137% 1921 0.053492 18.694478 -7.1894% 1920 0.057635 17.350460 -13.0688% 1919 0.066300 15.082966 15.7925% 1918 0.057258 17.464947 14.2845% 1917 0.050101 19.959727 16.6637% 1916 0.042945 23.285760 20.0069% 1915 0.035785 27.944518 9.1939% 1914 0.032772 30.513701 2.3510% 1913 0.032019 31.231085 1.1940% 1912 0.031642 31.603999 1.1977% 1911 0.031267 31.982528 2.4765% 1910 0.030511 32.774590 0.0000% 1909 0.030511 32.774590 3.8464% 1908 0.029381 34.035233 0.0000% 1907 0.029381 34.035233 -2.5073% 1906 0.030137 33.181860 5.2689% 1905 0.028629 34.930184 2.6987% 1904 0.027876 35.872861 0.0000% 1903 0.027876 35.872861 1.3740% 1902 0.027498 36.365737 2.8128% 1901 0.026746 37.388625 1.4328% 1900 0.026368 37.924344 0.0000% 1899 0.026368 37.924344 16.6611% 1898 0.022602 44.242944 -10.4416% 1897 0.025238 39.623279 0.0000% 1896 0.025238 39.623279 -1.4749% 1895 0.025616 39.038856 1.4970% 1894 0.025238 39.623279 -1.4749% 1893 0.025616 39.038856 -5.5612% 1892 0.027124 36.867830 0.0000% 1891 0.027124 36.867830 -1.3619% 1890 0.027498 36.365737 0.0000% 1889 0.027498 36.365737 -2.6744% 1888 0.028254 35.393166 0.0000% 1887 0.028254 35.393166 1.3553% 1886 0.027876 35.872861 1.3740% 1885 0.027498 36.365737 -1.3553% 1884 0.027876 35.872861 -1.3372% 1883 0.028254 35.393166 -5.0576% 1882 0.029759 33.603129 -3.6586% 1881 0.030889 32.373715 2.4963% 1880 0.030137 33.181860 0.0000% 1879 0.030137 33.181860 5.2689% 1878 0.028629 34.930184 -3.7992% 1877 0.029759 33.603129 -5.9492% 1876 0.031642 31.603999 -1.1800% 1875 0.032019 31.231085

YEAR: 2007

2010 1.124864 0.888997 4% Est. 2009 1.081600 0.924556 4% Est. 2008 1.040000 0.961539 4% Est. 2007 1.000000 1.000000 4% Est. 2006 0.961538 1.040001 4% Est. 2005 0.924556 1.081600 4% Est. 2004 0.888996 1.124864 4% Est. 2003 0.854804 1.169859 4% Est. 2002 0.821927 1.216653 4% Est. 2001 0.790314 1.265319 4% Est. 2000 0.759918 1.315932 4% Est. 1999 0.730690 1.368570 4% Est. 1998 0.702587 1.423312 4% Est. 1997 0.675564 1.480245 4% Est. 1996 0.649581 1.539454 4% Est. 1995 0.624597 1.601033 4% Est. 1994 0.600574 1.665074 4% Est. 1993 0.577475 1.731676 4% Est. 1992 0.555264 1.800944 4% Est. 1991 0.533908 1.872982 4% Est. 1990 0.513373 1.947901 4% Est. 1989 0.493628 2.025817 3.8744% 1988 0.475216 2.104305 3.3218% 1987 0.459938 2.174207 3.1640% 1986 0.445832 2.242997 2.6144% 1985 0.434473 2.301638 2.9715% 1984 0.421935 2.370031 3.6576% 1983 0.407047 2.456718 3.8998% 1982 0.391769 2.552526 6.3831% 1981 0.368262 2.715456 9.6843% 1980 0.335748 2.978429 9.0330% 1979 0.307932 3.247470 8.8650% 1978 0.282857 3.535359 7.2813% 1977 0.263659 3.792777 6.6558% 1976 0.247205 4.045218 6.4073% 1975 0.232320 4.304406 9.8159% 1974 0.211554 4.726922 9.0909% 1973 0.193925 5.156640 6.4509% 1972 0.182173 5.489290 4.7304% 1971 0.173945 5.748956 5.7132% 1970 0.164544 6.077402 5.5272% 1969 0.155926 6.413310 5.5714% 1968 0.147697 6.770620 5.0148% 1967 0.140644 7.110151 2.5719% 1966 0.137118 7.293014 3.5485% 1965 0.132419 7.551805 2.7360% 1964 0.128892 7.758422 1.5423% 1963 0.126934 7.878081 1.5697% 1962 0.124973 8.001742 2.2421% 1961 0.122232 8.181153 0.9709% 1960 0.121057 8.260583 1.6442% 1959 0.119099 8.396403 2.3579% 1958 0.116355 8.594386 2.0623% 1957 0.114004 8.771631 3.5571% 1956 0.110088 9.083648 3.3098% 1955 0.106561 9.384300 3.4226% 1954 0.103034 9.705489 1.5421% 1953 0.101470 9.855161 1.5703% 1952 0.099901 10.009917 1.5948% 1951 0.098333 10.169560 5.0183% 1950 0.093634 10.679901 1.7034% 1949 0.092066 10.861824 -0.4250% 1948 0.092458 10.815663 6.7886% 1947 0.086581 11.549895 13.9149% 1946 0.076005 13.157048 22.7896% 1945 0.061898 16.155485 3.2661% 1944 0.059941 16.683140 1.3234% 1943 0.059158 16.903924 2.7232% 1942 0.057590 17.364245 6.5229% 1941 0.054063 18.496896 6.1527% 1940 0.050930 19.634956 2.3623% 1939 0.049754 20.098787 -1.5482% 1938 0.050537 19.787620 -1.5312% 1937 0.051323 19.484630 3.9669% 1936 0.049364 20.257562 0.0000% 1935 0.049364 20.257562 3.2811% 1934 0.047796 20.922242 8.9328% 1933 0.043877 22.791182 -2.6088% 1932 0.045052 22.196599 -11.5407% 1931 0.050930 19.634956 -8.4517% 1930 0.055631 17.975466 -2.7367% 1929 0.057197 17.483533 0.0000% 1928 0.057197 17.483533 -0.6823% 1927 0.057590 17.364245 0.0000% 1926 0.057590 17.364245 -2.0001% 1925 0.058765 17.016951 0.6731% 1924 0.058372 17.131500 2.0549% 1923 0.057197 17.483533 0.0000% 1922 0.057197 17.483533 2.8137% 1921 0.055631 17.975466 -7.1894% 1920 0.059941 16.683140 -13.0688% 1919 0.068952 14.502856 15.7925% 1918 0.059548 16.793224 14.2845% 1917 0.052105 19.192052 16.6637% 1916 0.044662 22.390161 20.0069% 1915 0.037217 26.869738 9.1939% 1914 0.034083 29.340107 2.3510% 1913 0.033300 30.029899 1.1940% 1912 0.032907 30.388471 1.1977% 1911 0.032518 30.752440 2.4765% 1910 0.031732 31.514039 0.0000% 1909 0.031732 31.514039 3.8464% 1908 0.030557 32.726196 0.0000% 1907 0.030557 32.726196 -2.5073% 1906 0.031342 31.905645 5.2689% 1905 0.029774 33.586727 2.6987% 1904 0.028991 34.493147 0.0000% 1903 0.028991 34.493147 1.3740% 1902 0.028598 34.967067 2.8128% 1901 0.027816 35.950612 1.4328% 1900 0.027423 36.465727 0.0000% 1899 0.027423 36.465727 16.6611% 1898 0.023507 42.541306 -10.4416% 1897 0.026247 38.099319 0.0000% 1896 0.026247 38.099319 -1.4749% 1895 0.026640 37.537374 1.4970% 1894 0.026247 38.099319 -1.4749% 1893 0.026640 37.537374 -5.5612% 1892 0.028209 35.449848 0.0000% 1891 0.028209 35.449848 -1.3619% 1890 0.028598 34.967067 0.0000% 1889 0.028598 34.967067 -2.6744% 1888 0.029384 34.031901 0.0000% 1887 0.029384 34.031901 1.3553% 1886 0.028991 34.493147 1.3740% 1885 0.028598 34.967067 -1.3553% 1884 0.028991 34.493147 -1.3372% 1883 0.029384 34.031901 -5.0576% 1882 0.030949 32.310712 -3.6586% 1881 0.032125 31.128582 2.4963% 1880 0.031342 31.905645 0.0000% 1879 0.031342 31.905645 5.2689% 1878 0.029774 33.586727 -3.7992% 1877 0.030949 32.310712 -5.9492% 1876 0.032907 30.388471 -1.1800% 1875 0.033300 30.029899

YEAR: 2006

2010 1.169859 0.854804 4% Est. 2009 1.124864 0.888996 4% Est. 2008 1.081600 0.924556 4% Est. 2007 1.040001 0.961538 4% Est. 2006 1.000000 1.000000 4% Est. 2005 0.961539 1.040000 4% Est. 2004 0.924557 1.081599 4% Est. 2003 0.888996 1.124864 4% Est. 2002 0.854805 1.169858 4% Est. 2001 0.821927 1.216653 4% Est. 2000 0.790315 1.265319 4% Est. 1999 0.759918 1.315932 4% Est. 1998 0.730690 1.368569 4% Est. 1997 0.702587 1.423312 4% Est. 1996 0.675564 1.480244 4% Est. 1995 0.649581 1.539454 4% Est. 1994 0.624597 1.601032 4% Est. 1993 0.600574 1.665072 4% Est. 1992 0.577475 1.731676 4% Est. 1991 0.555265 1.800943 4% Est. 1990 0.533908 1.872981 4% Est. 1989 0.513373 1.947900 3.8744% 1988 0.494225 2.023370 3.3218% 1987 0.478336 2.090582 3.1640% 1986 0.463665 2.156727 2.6144% 1985 0.451852 2.213113 2.9715% 1984 0.438813 2.278875 3.6576% 1983 0.423329 2.362228 3.8998% 1982 0.407440 2.454350 6.3831% 1981 0.382993 2.611014 9.6843% 1980 0.349178 2.863872 9.0330% 1979 0.320249 3.122565 8.8650% 1978 0.294171 3.399382 7.2813% 1977 0.274206 3.646899 6.6558% 1976 0.257094 3.889631 6.4073% 1975 0.241613 4.138850 9.8159% 1974 0.220016 4.545115 9.0909% 1973 0.201682 4.958305 6.4509% 1972 0.189460 5.278161 4.7304% 1971 0.180903 5.527839 5.7132% 1970 0.171126 5.843653 5.5272% 1969 0.162163 6.166641 5.5714% 1968 0.153605 6.510209 5.0148% 1967 0.146270 6.836680 2.5719% 1966 0.142602 7.012510 3.5485% 1965 0.137715 7.261347 2.7360% 1964 0.134048 7.460017 1.5423% 1963 0.132012 7.575074 1.5697% 1962 0.129972 7.693979 2.2421% 1961 0.127122 7.866489 0.9709% 1960 0.125899 7.942864 1.6442% 1959 0.123863 8.073461 2.3579% 1958 0.121009 8.263828 2.0623% 1957 0.118564 8.434257 3.5571% 1956 0.114492 8.734273 3.3098% 1955 0.110823 9.023361 3.4226% 1954 0.107156 9.332196 1.5421% 1953 0.105529 9.476111 1.5703% 1952 0.103897 9.624915 1.5948% 1951 0.102266 9.778418 5.0183% 1950 0.097379 10.269130 1.7034% 1949 0.095748 10.444056 -0.4250% 1948 0.096157 10.399671 6.7886% 1947 0.090044 11.105663 13.9149% 1946 0.079045 12.651001 22.7896% 1945 0.064374 15.534112 3.2661% 1944 0.062338 16.041473 1.3234% 1943 0.061524 16.253765 2.7232% 1942 0.059893 16.696381 6.5229% 1941 0.056226 17.785468 6.1527% 1940 0.052967 18.879757 2.3623% 1939 0.051744 19.325747 -1.5482% 1938 0.052558 19.026549 -1.5312% 1937 0.053375 18.735212 3.9669% 1936 0.051339 19.478416 0.0000% 1935 0.051339 19.478416 3.2811% 1934 0.049708 20.117530 8.9328% 1933 0.045632 21.914587 -2.6088% 1932 0.046854 21.342873 -11.5407% 1931 0.052967 18.879757 -8.4517% 1930 0.057857 17.284093 -2.7367% 1929 0.059485 16.811081 0.0000% 1928 0.059485 16.811081 -0.6823% 1927 0.059893 16.696381 0.0000% 1926 0.059893 16.696381 -2.0001% 1925 0.061116 16.362445 0.6731% 1924 0.060707 16.472588 2.0549% 1923 0.059485 16.811081 0.0000% 1922 0.059485 16.811081 2.8137% 1921 0.057857 17.284093 -7.1894% 1920 0.062338 16.041473 -13.0688% 1919 0.071710 13.945047 15.7925% 1918 0.061930 16.147323 14.2845% 1917 0.054189 18.453887 16.6637% 1916 0.046449 21.528990 20.0069% 1915 0.038705 25.836273 9.1939% 1914 0.035446 28.211627 2.3510% 1913 0.034632 28.874889 1.1940% 1912 0.034224 29.219669 1.1977% 1911 0.033818 29.569639 2.4765% 1910 0.033001 30.301946 0.0000% 1909 0.033001 30.301946 3.8464% 1908 0.031779 31.467481 0.0000% 1907 0.031779 31.467481 -2.5073% 1906 0.032596 30.678489 5.2689% 1905 0.030965 32.294913 2.6987% 1904 0.030151 33.166471 0.0000% 1903 0.030151 33.166471 1.3740% 1902 0.029742 33.622163 2.8128% 1901 0.028929 34.567879 1.4328% 1900 0.028520 35.063182 0.0000% 1899 0.028520 35.063182 16.6611% 1898 0.024447 40.905082 -10.4416% 1897 0.027297 36.633943 0.0000% 1896 0.027297 36.633943 -1.4749% 1895 0.027706 36.093611 1.4970% 1894 0.027297 36.633943 -1.4749% 1893 0.027706 36.093611 -5.5612% 1892 0.029337 34.086375 0.0000% 1891 0.029337 34.086375 -1.3619% 1890 0.029742 33.622163 0.0000% 1889 0.029742 33.622163 -2.6744% 1888 0.030560 32.722966 0.0000% 1887 0.030560 32.722966 1.3553% 1886 0.030151 33.166471 1.3740% 1885 0.029742 33.622163 -1.3553% 1884 0.030151 33.166471 -1.3372% 1883 0.030560 32.722966 -5.0576% 1882 0.032187 31.067977 -3.6586% 1881 0.033410 29.931314 2.4963% 1880 0.032596 30.678489 0.0000% 1879 0.032596 30.678489 5.2689% 1878 0.030965 32.294913 -3.7992% 1877 0.032187 31.067977 -5.9492% 1876 0.034224 29.219669 -1.1800% 1875 0.034632 28.874889

YEAR: 2005

2010 1.216653 0.821927 4% Est. 2009 1.169859 0.854804 4% Est. 2008 1.124864 0.888996 4% Est. 2007 1.081600 0.924556 4% Est. 2006 1.040000 0.961539 4% Est. 2005 1.000000 1.000000 4% Est. 2004 0.961539 1.040000 4% Est. 2003 0.924556 1.081600 4% Est. 2002 0.888997 1.124864 4% Est. 2001 0.854804 1.169859 4% Est. 2000 0.821927 1.216653 4% Est. 1999 0.790314 1.265319 4% Est. 1998 0.759918 1.315931 4% Est. 1997 0.730690 1.368569 4% Est. 1996 0.702587 1.423311 4% Est. 1995 0.675564 1.480244 4% Est. 1994 0.649581 1.539454 4% Est. 1993 0.624597 1.601031 4% Est. 1992 0.600574 1.665073 4% Est. 1991 0.577475 1.731676 4% Est. 1990 0.555265 1.800943 4% Est. 1989 0.533908 1.872981 3.8744% 1988 0.513994 1.945548 3.3218% 1987 0.497469 2.010175 3.1640% 1986 0.482212 2.073776 2.6144% 1985 0.469926 2.127993 2.9715% 1984 0.456366 2.191226 3.6576% 1983 0.440262 2.271373 3.8998% 1982 0.423737 2.359952 6.3831% 1981 0.398313 2.510591 9.6843% 1980 0.363145 2.753724 9.0330% 1979 0.333059 3.002467 8.8650% 1978 0.305938 3.268636 7.2813% 1977 0.285174 3.506634 6.6558% 1976 0.267378 3.740030 6.4073% 1975 0.251278 3.979664 9.8159% 1974 0.228817 4.370304 9.0909% 1973 0.209749 4.767602 6.4509% 1972 0.197038 5.075155 4.7304% 1971 0.188139 5.315231 5.7132% 1970 0.177971 5.618898 5.5272% 1969 0.168649 5.929463 5.5714% 1968 0.159749 6.259817 5.0148% 1967 0.152121 6.573731 2.5719% 1966 0.148306 6.742799 3.5485% 1965 0.143224 6.982066 2.7360% 1964 0.139410 7.173094 1.5423% 1963 0.137292 7.283726 1.5697% 1962 0.135171 7.398057 2.2421% 1961 0.132206 7.563933 0.9709% 1960 0.130935 7.637370 1.6442% 1959 0.128817 7.762944 2.3579% 1958 0.125850 7.945990 2.0623% 1957 0.123307 8.109863 3.5571% 1956 0.119071 8.398340 3.3098% 1955 0.115256 8.676310 3.4226% 1954 0.111442 8.973267 1.5421% 1953 0.109750 9.111647 1.5703% 1952 0.108053 9.254727 1.5948% 1951 0.106357 9.402326 5.0183% 1950 0.101274 9.874165 1.7034% 1949 0.099578 10.042363 -0.4250% 1948 0.100003 9.999685 6.7886% 1947 0.093646 10.678524 13.9149% 1946 0.082207 12.164426 22.7896% 1945 0.066949 14.936648 3.2661% 1944 0.064832 15.424495 1.3234% 1943 0.063985 15.628622 2.7232% 1942 0.062289 16.054215 6.5229% 1941 0.058475 17.101413 6.1527% 1940 0.055085 18.153614 2.3623% 1939 0.053814 18.582451 -1.5482% 1938 0.054660 18.294761 -1.5312% 1937 0.055510 18.014629 3.9669% 1936 0.053392 18.729248 0.0000% 1935 0.053392 18.729248 3.2811% 1934 0.051696 19.343782 8.9328% 1933 0.047457 21.071721 -2.6088% 1932 0.048728 20.521996 -11.5407% 1931 0.055085 18.153614 -8.4517% 1930 0.060171 16.619322 -2.7367% 1929 0.061864 16.164503 0.0000% 1928 0.061864 16.164503 -0.6823% 1927 0.062289 16.054215 0.0000% 1926 0.062289 16.054215 -2.0001% 1925 0.063560 15.733122 0.6731% 1924 0.063135 15.839029 2.0549% 1923 0.061864 16.164503 0.0000% 1922 0.061864 16.164503 2.8137% 1921 0.060171 16.619322 -7.1894% 1920 0.064832 15.424495 -13.0688% 1919 0.074578 13.408701 15.7925% 1918 0.064407 15.526274 14.2845% 1917 0.056357 17.744124 16.6637% 1916 0.048307 20.700955 20.0069% 1915 0.040253 24.842574 9.1939% 1914 0.036864 27.126568 2.3510% 1913 0.036017 27.764320 1.1940% 1912 0.035592 28.095839 1.1977% 1911 0.035171 28.432349 2.4765% 1910 0.034321 29.136490 0.0000% 1909 0.034321 29.136490 3.8464% 1908 0.033050 30.257197 0.0000% 1907 0.033050 30.257197 -2.5073% 1906 0.033900 29.498551 5.2689% 1905 0.032203 31.052805 2.6987% 1904 0.031357 31.890841 0.0000% 1903 0.031357 31.890841 1.3740% 1902 0.030932 32.329007 2.8128% 1901 0.030086 33.238350 1.4328% 1900 0.029661 33.714602 0.0000% 1899 0.029661 33.714602 16.6611% 1898 0.025425 39.331814 -10.4416% 1897 0.028389 35.224949 0.0000% 1896 0.028389 35.224949 -1.4749% 1895 0.028814 34.705399 1.4970% 1894 0.028389 35.224949 -1.4749% 1893 0.028814 34.705399 -5.5612% 1892 0.030511 32.775365 0.0000% 1891 0.030511 32.775365 -1.3619% 1890 0.030932 32.329007 0.0000% 1889 0.030932 32.329007 -2.6744% 1888 0.031782 31.464394 0.0000% 1887 0.031782 31.464394 1.3553% 1886 0.031357 31.890841 1.3740% 1885 0.030932 32.329007 -1.3553% 1884 0.031357 31.890841 -1.3372% 1883 0.031782 31.464394 -5.0576% 1882 0.033475 29.873058 -3.6586% 1881 0.034746 28.780113 2.4963% 1880 0.033900 29.498551 0.0000% 1879 0.033900 29.498551 5.2689% 1878 0.032203 31.052805 -3.7992% 1877 0.033475 29.873058 -5.9492% 1876 0.035592 28.095839 -1.1800% 1875 0.036017 27.764320

YEAR: 2004

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