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gone-ot · 04-02-2011, 10:01 PM

...since 1970, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) has consistently increased by roughly 4.5% each year over year, so $100(1970) dollars would today be $570(2011) dollars.

...or about 5.7-times ratio!

04-02-2011, 10:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	...since 1970, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) has consistently increased by roughly 4.5% each year over year, so $100(1970) dollars would today be $570(2011) dollars. ...or about 5.7-times ratio!