[Yaesu] $$ Dlr /Vs./Yen

Tue Jun 3 18:33:41 EDT 2003

Hi Darrell !
Wow, Totally awesome analysis !!
As they say here in the south, who would have ever THUNK it !
Hee Hee... quite an analysis including the CPI and all.
Thanks for that very interesting summary on the $$$ DLR / Vs. / Yen
over time. 
Best 73's 
Sayonara
Carol

> Hi Carol and everyone,
> Thanks for the interesting analysis! Actually, exchange rates are a 
> little 
> tricky, as my students will tell you. The exchange rate in July 1971 
> was 
> Y357=$1. We need to adjust for effects of inflation since 1971 (CPI 
> was 40.6 
> in July 1971, and 183.30 in April 2003). This means that what cost 
> $40.60 in 
> July 1971 now costs $183.30, or about 4.5 times the cost in 1971 $. 
> The 
> actual price of the FT101 would be $1745.00.
> 
> Here's the details and relevant websites if anyone is interested.
>
http://www.swcollege.com/bef/econ_data/current_account/current_account_da
ta.html
> 
> 1971 015358.02       NA       NA
> 1971 025357.55  -1.564%       NA
> 1971 036357.52  -0.101%       NA
> 1971 049357.50  -0.067%       NA
> 1971 052357.41  -0.302%       NA
> 1971 062357.41   0.000%       NA
> 1971 073357.40  -0.034%       NA
> 1971 086355.78  -5.306%       NA
> 1971 092338.02 -45.908%       NA
> 1971 108331.11 -21.953%       NA
> 1971 117328.75  -8.226%       NA
> 1971 123320.07 -27.465%       NA
> 
> 
> Y138,000= $386.55 in USD in July 1971 (the rate was stable the first 
> half of 
> the year).
> Next we need to adjust the USD purchase value by finding out the CPI 
> value 
> to adjust for inflation in the US.
> 
> CPI Historical Data
> http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred/data/cpi/cpiaucsl
> 
> Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers:
> All Items
> 1982-84=100, Seasonally Adjusted
> Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
> 
>    DATE    CPIAUCSL
> 
> 1971.01        39.9
> 1971.02        39.9
> 1971.03        40.0
> 1971.04        40.1
> 1971.05        40.3
> 1971.06        40.5
> 1971.07        40.6
> 1971.08        40.7
> 1971.09        40.8
> 1971.10        40.9
> 1971.11        41.0
> 1971.12        41.1
> 
> The April 2003 CPI was 183.3. This means that what cost $100.00 in 
> the base 
> year of the index (1982) now takes $183.30 to buy. Going back to 
> July 1971, 
> we see the CPI adjusted backward from 1982 was 40.6, meaning it only 
> cost 
> $40.60 to purchase the same goods, which now cost $183.30.
> 
> OK, so if the FT101 cost us $386.55 in July 1971, adjusting for 
> inflation 
> into today’s dollars, the index has climbed from 40.6 to 183.3, or 
> about 4.5 
> times. This means the FT101 actually would cost us $1745.00 in 
> today’s 
> dollars, adjusted for inflation.
> 
> 73 Darrell AB2E
> Oyasuminasai (see ya later)
> 
> 
> >From: Carol L Maher <w4clm.ham at juno.com>
> >To: yaesu at contesting.com
> >CC: kevin at stephentech.com, n1yn at hotmail.com, k9kxq at bellsouth.net, 
> >g3lll at onetel.net.uk
> >Subject: [Yaesu] Sugamo Toyomura FT-101  Y138,000 (Trivia for the 
> day)
> >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 04:10:53 +0100
> >
> >Hey Guys,
> >Now here's neat piece of trivia for the day.  I just acquired a 
> Japanese
> >copy of the December 1971 CQ Magazine in Japanese.
> >Boy it's fun to look through that.  If you know where I can find
> >any more of these, please let me know.
> >
> >In 1971 the FT-101 sold for 138,000 Yen.
> >In todays dollars, I think we are looking at the current exchange 
> rate
> >of something like 113 Yen to the Dollar.  So if we were to buy the 
> FT-101
> >from Toyomura's in Tokyo at todays prices it would cost you
> >$1,221.23 cents
> >Y138000/113=  $1,221.23 in todays dollars.
> >
> >The FL-2100 Amplifier was Y79,800 Yen
> >$706
> >Y79800/113=  $706 in todays dollars
> >
> >The FV-101 VFO sold for Y19,500 Yen
> >&
> >The SP-101 Speaker sold for Y 4,300 Yen
> >
> >Maybe you had better take care of that old FT-101, it's going up in 
> Value
> >!!
> >Hi Hi.
> >73's
> >Carol
> >W4CLM
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