[PW] Re: ? 1918 money

[Michael Caricofe]

According to this website:

http://eh.net/hmit/compare/

In 2004, $75.00 from 1918 is worth:$941.35 using the Consumer Price Index
$658.29 using the GDP deflator$3,231.20 using the unskilled
wage$4,078.46using the nominal GDP per capita
$11,604.33 using the relative share of GDP

I did a Google search for "historical value currency" (without quotes).

Michael

On 5/20/06, Mary Barna <mbarna at albright.org> wrote:
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> I just obtained a copy of my grandfather's will. He died in 1918, leaving
> his family $75. How much would that we in 2006 dollars?
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