What is $100 in 1959 worth in 1960?

$100 in 1959 has the purchasing power of about $102 in 1960, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1959 and 1960?

Prices rose 1.7% in total between 1959 and 1960, an average of 1.72% per year.

How much is $1 in 1959 worth today?

$1 in 1959 is equivalent to about $1.02 in 1960. Equivalently, a 1960 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 1959.

U.S. inflation · 1959–1960

Value of $100 in 1959, adjusted to 1960

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1959 has the same buying power as

$102

in 1960

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	1.7%
Average inflation rate	1.72% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$102
Price difference ($100 base)	$1.72
CPI in 1959	29.1
CPI in 1960	29.6
Inflation in 1959	0.69%
Inflation in 1960	1.72%
$100 in 1959 → 1960	$102
$100 in 1960 → 1959	$98.31

What happened to prices between 1959 and 1960

Between 1959 and 1960, the Consumer Price Index went from 29.1 to 29.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 1.7%, which works out to an average of 1.72% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1959 bought what $0.98 buys in 1960.

Common amounts: 1959 dollars in 1960

Amount in 1959	Value in 1960
$1.00	$1.02
$5.00	$5.09
$10.00	$10.17
$20.00	$20.34
$50.00	$50.86
$100	$102
$500	$509
$1,000	$1,017
$5,000	$5,086
$10,000	$10,172
$100,000	$101,718
$1,000,000	$1,017,182

Inflation by spending category, 1959–1960

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1959 spending costs in 1960, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1959 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.72%	$102
Medical care	3.72%	$104
Energy	2.28%	$102
Apparel	1.56%	$102
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.32%	$101
Food	1.01%	$101
Transportation	0.00%	$100

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1959: housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1959

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1959
1959	29.1	0.7%	$100
1960	29.6	1.7%	$102

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1959 to 1960: $100 is worth $102 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1959-to-1960/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1959 to 1960. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1959-to-1960/

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U annual averages (series CUUR0000SA0; category indexes listed on the data sources page). See how these numbers are calculated.