Margo, Robert A., (2000) Wages and labor markets in the United States, 1820-1860 Chicago : University of Chicago Press (Table 5B4 p.117). Margo X100 indexed to 1860 = 100 1825 0.71 71 68.9 1826 0.71 71 68.9 1827 0.70 70 68 1828 0.69 69 67 1829 0.70 70 68 1830 0.69 69 67 1831 0.67 67 65 1832 0.69 69 67 1833 0.71 71 68.9 1834 0.78 78 75.7 1835 0.78 78 75.7 1836 0.81 81 78.6 1837 0.95 95 92.2 1838 0.80 80 77.7 1839 0.84 84 81.6 1840 0.72 72 69.9 1841 0.76 76 73.8 1842 0.78 78 75.7 1843 0.81 81 78.6 1844 0.80 80 77.7 1845 0.78 78 75.7 1846 0.77 77 74.8 1847 0.72 72 69.9 1848 0.86 86 83.5 1849 0.84 84 81.6 1850 0.85 85 82.5 1851 0.84 84 81.6 1852 0.89 89 86.4 1853 0.88 88 85.4 1854 0.93 93 90.3 1855 0.96 96 93.2 1856 0.97 97 94.2 1857 1.02 102 99 1858 0.96 96 93.2 1859 1.05 105 101.9 1860 1.03 103 100