What is $100 in 1960 worth in 1964?

$100 in 1960 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1964, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1960 and 1964?

Prices rose 4.7% in total between 1960 and 1964, an average of 1.16% per year.

How much is $1 in 1960 worth today?

$1 in 1960 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1964. Equivalently, a 1964 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1960.

U.S. inflation · 1960–1964

Value of $100 in 1960, adjusted to 1964

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1960 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1964

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	4.7%
Average inflation rate	1.16% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$4.73
CPI in 1960	29.6
CPI in 1964	31
Inflation in 1960	1.72%
Inflation in 1964	1.31%
$100 in 1960 → 1964	$105
$100 in 1964 → 1960	$95.48

What happened to prices between 1960 and 1964

Between 1960 and 1964, the Consumer Price Index went from 29.6 to 31. Cumulatively, prices increased 4.7%, which works out to an average of 1.16% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1960 bought what $0.95 buys in 1964.

Common amounts: 1960 dollars in 1964

Amount in 1960	Value in 1964
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.24
$10.00	$10.47
$20.00	$20.95
$50.00	$52.36
$100	$105
$500	$524
$1,000	$1,047
$5,000	$5,236
$10,000	$10,473
$100,000	$104,730
$1,000,000	$1,047,297

Inflation by spending category, 1960–1964

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1960 spending costs in 1964, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1960 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.16%	$105
Medical care	2.48%	$110
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.36%	$106
Transportation	1.32%	$105
Food	1.23%	$105
Apparel	0.86%	$104
Energy	0.11%	$100

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1960: housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1960

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1960
1960	29.6	1.7%	$100
1961	29.9	1.0%	$101
1962	30.2	1.0%	$102
1963	30.6	1.3%	$103
1964	31	1.3%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1960 to 1964: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1960-to-1964/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1960 to 1964. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1960-to-1964/

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.