1997 Postage Stamp Price in Today's Dollars
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On January 1, 1997, a first class U.S. postage stamp cost $0.32.
This is equivalent to $0.62 in 2024 dollars.
Note: We determine the value of a dollar using the Consumer Price Index from December of the previous year.
Do postage stamps cost more than they used to?
Here's how much the 1997 stamp price of $0.32 would be worth over time, compared to the actual price from that year.
Year | Inflation-adjusted | Actual |
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2024 | $0.62 | $0.66 |
2023 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
2022 | $0.56 | $0.58 |
2021 | $0.53 | $0.55 |
2020 | $0.52 | $0.55 |
2019 | $0.51 | $0.50 |
2018 | $0.50 | $0.49 |
2017 | $0.49 | $0.47 |
2016 | $0.48 | $0.49 |
2015 | $0.47 | $0.49 |
2014 | $0.47 | $0.46 |
2013 | $0.46 | $0.45 |
2012 | $0.46 | $0.44 |
2011 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
2010 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
2009 | $0.42 | $0.42 |
2008 | $0.42 | $0.41 |
2007 | $0.41 | $0.39 |
2006 | $0.40 | $0.37 |
2005 | $0.38 | $0.37 |
2004 | $0.37 | $0.37 |
2003 | $0.36 | $0.37 |
2002 | $0.36 | $0.34 |
2001 | $0.35 | $0.33 |
2000 | $0.34 | $0.33 |
1999 | $0.33 | $0.32 |
1998 | $0.33 | $0.32 |
1997 | $0.32 | $0.32 |