The Buying Power of the U.S. Dollar Over the Last Century

 http://money.visualcapitalist.com/buying-power-us-dollar-century/

At the turn of the 20th century, the money supply was just $7 billion. Today there are literally 1,900X more dollars in existence.

While economic growth has meant we all make many more dollars today, it is still phenomenal to think that during past moments in the 20th century, a dollar could buy a pair of leather shoes or a women’s house dress.