That means value enhancements such as age of the wine, experience of the artist, stature, accumulated knowledge, overhead, etc., are additional to these figures.
All Craig did was change the text, add the Department of Labor Statistics numbers for CPI for 1999-2006, and reformat.
So, for instance, if you know what you paid for something in 1985 and
want to know what it'd cost today?
THIS is the place to find out.
You want to know what a 1965 ten dollar bouquet cost in 1933? How about
the difference in yours and your parents' engagement rings? This gives you an (un-official)
idea of how much things have changed.
Note: See Disclaimer at bottom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"This model is provided as an educational example of technology
developed and used by NASA cost engineers. Use at your own risk. These
tools are written in JavaScript and require a browser with JavaScript capability.
If you have trouble viewing or using these tools, please consult the NASA
faq for frequently asked questions."
Likewise, CALuce assumes no responsibility for this information
or its uses and has simply made this available, since copyright is asserted
by neither NASA or the US Govt on their script, and is stated so in their
html, which can be seen in the source of this page ("No copyright is claimed
in the United States under Title 17, U.S. Code.").
This script is copied and customized by CALuce from the NASA site.
This is what they wrote for a disclaimer, and since they have all the lawyers
they want, I thought it would be good to repeat it here-- "and ditto for
me."
"This software is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind,
either express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any
warranty that the software will conform to specifications, any implied
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom
from infringement, and any warranty that the documentation will conform
to the program, or any warranty that the software will be error free. In
no event shall NASA be liable for any damages, including, but not limited
to direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, arising out of,
resulting from, or in any way connected with the performance or breach
of this license, whether or not based upon warranty, contract, tort or
otherwise, whether or not injury was sustained by persons or property or
otherwise, and whether or not loss was sustained from, or arose out of
the results of, or use of, the software or services provided hereunder.
No copyright on this page is claimed in the United States under Title 17,
U.S. Code."
US Dept of Labor Statistics site is
Their Inflation Calculator showed up a coupla years ago, very similar to this one-- now its
So this one will not be updated past 10/2007