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

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