The University of Michigan Documents Center has a plethora of cost of living information, including calculators that allow one to compare purchasing power in different years.

They can be found on the web at http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/frames/steccpfr.html.

James Nevius
http://www.walknyc.com


Poor House Lady <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Can someone refer me to a reliable source to find/calculate the relative
purchasing power of (for example) $82 in 1949 vs. $1290 in 2003?
I never can remember the correct term for this kind of adjustment! So much
for googling.

Thanks,
Linda Crannell


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