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Visualizing the Declining Purchasing Power of the US Dollar...

MASSIVE DEPRESSION
"My child and My children, the days will grow darker, and there will be hunger in your land. Yes, My child, what I brought you here for this evening is to tell the world that there will be a crash in the monetary doings of your government—an absolute crash that will affect every man, woman, and child in the United States and Canada, and then, like a serpent, creep all over Europe, until the world sees one big, massive depression. I can illustrate to you, My children, what I mean by this monetary depression." - Our Lady of the Roses, September 7, 1985

GATHER YOUR GRACES
"You cannot accept two masters. One you will love, and the other you will learn to hate. And remember, My children, where your treasures are, your heart will always lie. And better that you gather your treasures in a place where there is neither rusting, nor attacks by moths, and robbers cannot take them from you. Store your treasures in Heaven, My children. Gather your graces. You must ransom your soul and the souls of your children, your households. Do not wait expecting to be repatriated at the last moment, My children. Many are coming across the veil unprepared, and, sadly, they cannot be accepted into the Kingdom." - Jesus, August 5, 1977

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ZeroHedge.com reported on December 2, 2025:

The U.S. dollar has steadily lost value over the past century. According to Federal Reserve data, the purchasing power of one dollar today is equal to just a few cents in 1913 (the year the Fed was created).

In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu tracks the decline in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar since the early 1900s, illustrating how inflation has eroded its value.

Data & Discussion

The data for this visualization comes from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED). It measures the “Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar” across all U.S. city averages, indexed to consumer prices.

The higher the index, the more purchasing power the dollar has. As the index declines, goods and services become relatively more expensive.

Date	Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar in U.S. City Average
1913-01-01	1017.8
1914-01-01	994.2
1915-01-01	987.6
1916-01-01	956.2
1917-01-01	855
1918-01-01	715.9
1919-01-01	604.5
1920-01-01	517.7
1921-01-01	524.9
1922-01-01	590.2
1923-01-01	595
1924-01-01	578.8
1925-01-01	577.9
1926-01-01	557.3
1927-01-01	570.1
1928-01-01	578.8
1929-01-01	584.5
1930-01-01	584.5
1931-01-01	628.8
1932-01-01	699.1
1933-01-01	775.4
1934-01-01	755.7
1935-01-01	733.5
1936-01-01	722.8
1937-01-01	709.3
1938-01-01	702.4
1939-01-01	715.9
1940-01-01	717.7
1941-01-01	709.3
1942-01-01	638.1
1943-01-01	591.4
1944-01-01	574.3
1945-01-01	561.4
1946-01-01	549.2
1947-01-01	464.8
1948-01-01	421.4
1949-01-01	415.7
1950-01-01	424.4
1951-01-01	393.2
1952-01-01	377.4
1953-01-01	375
1954-01-01	370.8
1955-01-01	373.5
1956-01-01	372.6
1957-01-01	361.5
1958-01-01	349.3
1959-01-01	344.8
1960-01-01	340.6
1961-01-01	335.2
1962-01-01	332.8
1963-01-01	328.6
1964-01-01	323.2
1965-01-01	319.6
1966-01-01	313.6
1967-01-01	303.5
1968-01-01	293.3
1969-01-01	280.4
1970-01-01	264.3
1971-01-01	251.1
1972-01-01	243
1973-01-01	234.3
1974-01-01	214.3
1975-01-01	191.8
1976-01-01	179.6
1977-01-01	170.6
1978-01-01	159.8
1979-01-01	146.3
1980-01-01	128.4
1981-01-01	114.9
1982-01-01	105.9
1983-01-01	102.1
1984-01-01	98.2
1985-01-01	94.6
1986-01-01	91.3
1987-01-01	89.9
1988-01-01	86.4
1989-01-01	82.6
1990-01-01	78.5
1991-01-01	74.3
1992-01-01	72.4
1993-01-01	70.1
1994-01-01	68.4
1995-01-01	66.5
1996-01-01	64.8
1997-01-01	62.8
1998-01-01	61.9
1999-01-01	60.8
2000-01-01	59.2
2001-01-01	57.1
2002-01-01	56.5
2003-01-01	55
2004-01-01	54
2005-01-01	52.4
2006-01-01	50.4
2007-01-01	49.4
2008-01-01	47.4
2009-01-01	47.4
2010-01-01	46.1
2011-01-01	45.4
2012-01-01	44.1
2013-01-01	43.4
2014-01-01	42.8
2015-01-01	42.8
2016-01-01	42.2
2017-01-01	41.2
2018-01-01	40.3
2019-01-01	39.7
2020-01-01	38.8
2021-01-01	38.2
2022-01-01	35.6
2023-01-01	33.4
2024-01-01	32.4
2025-01-01	31.5
2025-09-01	30.8

Inflationary Eras and Economic Shocks

Major inflationary periods can be identified by looking at the steepest drops in the chart. For example, World War I and World War II strained government finances, leading to massive increases in public spending and money creation, which pushed prices sharply higher.

Similarly, the oil shocks of the 1970s caused energy costs to spike throughout the world, feeding into broad-based inflation. In each case, rising prices significantly eroded the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar.

From Gold Standard to Fiat Currency

Until 1971, the U.S. dollar was backed by gold.

This system was ended by President Nixon because the U.S. was creating more dollars than it had gold to support. Furthermore, foreign countries were increasingly demanding gold in exchange for their dollar reserves.

While ending this system gave policymakers more flexibility to manage the economy, money creation became easier, as shown by this chart of the M2 money supply. M2 comprises the most liquid forms of U.S. money, including physical currency, checking deposits, plus near-liquid assets like small-value time (CD) deposits, retail money-market funds, and other readily convertible savings vehicles.

An expanding money supply can be healthy when it grows in line with factors like population, economic output, and demand for credit, but becomes inflationary when it outpaces real economic growth.

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