$1 in 1940 is worth $1.04 in 1941

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Value of $1 from 1940 to 1941

$1 in 1940 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.04 in 1941. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.70% per year between 1940 and 1941, producing a cumulative price increase of 3.70%.

This means that prices in 1941 are 1.04 times as high as average prices since 1940, according to the Bureau of Statistics consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1940 was 3.85%. The inflation rate in 1941 was 3.70%. The 1941 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 4.76% per year between 1941 and 2025.

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Inflation from 1940 to 1941
Average inflation rate3.70%
Converted amount
$1 base		$1.04
Price difference
$1 base		$0.04
CPI in 19402.700
CPI in 19412.800
Inflation in 19403.85%
Inflation in 19413.70%
$1 in 1940$1.04 in 1941
Recent AUD inflation
Annual Rate, the Bureau of Statistics CPI
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How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 1940 to 1941

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1940 and 1941:

CPI in 1941 CPI in 1940
×
1940 AUD value
=
1941 AUD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 2.7 in the year 1940 and 2.8 in 1941:

2.82.7
×
$1
=
$1.04

$1 in 1940 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1.04 in 1941.

To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 1940 and 1941, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1941 - CPI in 1940CPI in 1940
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

2.8 - 2.72.7
×
100
=
4%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Australia's annual (CPI) as provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The consumer price index was established in 1922 and is tracked by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$1 in 1940 → 1941 | Australia Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 14 Mar. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/australia/inflation/1940?amount=1&endYear=1941.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.

in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.

Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 1940 to 1941
Average inflation rate3.70%
Converted amount
$1 base		$1.04
Price difference
$1 base		$0.04
CPI in 19402.700
CPI in 19412.800
Inflation in 19403.85%
Inflation in 19413.70%
$1 in 1940$1.04 in 1941