Measured in constant 1976 dollars, however, there were fluctuations over the years.
Real wages were $39,980 in 2006 constant dollars and remained there to 2010; the state was $33,385; the nation, $36,871.
At $1.2 billion, the total spending today measured in constant 1998 dollars is still only one-third the level of 20 years ago.
In constant dollars, the military budget was cut by 22 percent between 1968 and 1975.
Prices for movie tickets peaked, in constant dollars, during the 1970s.
Nor are services presented in constant dollars to adjust for price changes.
Since 1973, median family income, in constant 1988 dollars, has increased by a grand total of $82.
Per pupil spending has increased by almost 40 percent in constant dollars during the last 10 years.
In constant dollars there was an increase of 119 per cent (from $7,660 to $16,749).
And for other ones the increases, in constant dollars, have not been sufficient to cover the increased cost of doing research.