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Samples of Inflation
(…or why you need to start saving…)
NOW!

2. Buying a New Car
1960 = $ 1,800 ($ per gallon)

3. Chevrolet Corvair Convertible

4. Buying a New Car 1960 = $ 1,800 ($ .19 per gallon)

5. First Day at IBM

6. Buying a New Car 1960 = $ 1,800 ($ .19 per gallon)
In a 45 year period ( ), the price of a new car has gone up, due to inflation, by a factor of 10.
In the next 45 years ( ), if the same ratio applies, the price of an average new car will be over $180,000.

7. One Day in the Hospital (room, food, nursing care, doctor, medicine)
1970 = $ 344

9. One Day in the Hospital (room, food, nursing care, doctor, medicine)
1970 = $ 344
2004 = $ 3,899

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11. One Day in the Hospital (room, food, nursing care, doctor, medicine)
1970 = $ 344
2004 = $ 3,899
2050 = $ ??,???

12. Bag of Groceries (3% Inflation)
2005 = $ 100
2015 = $ 134
2025 = $ 181
2030 = $ 209