What is $100 in 1961 worth in 1963?

$100 in 1961 has the purchasing power of about $102 in 1963, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1961 and 1963?

Prices rose 2.3% in total between 1961 and 1963, an average of 1.16% per year.

How much is $1 in 1961 worth today?

$1 in 1961 is equivalent to about $1.02 in 1963. Equivalently, a 1963 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 1961.

U.S. inflation · 1961–1963

Value of $100 in 1961, adjusted to 1963

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1961 has the same buying power as

$102

in 1963

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.3%
Average inflation rate	1.16% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$102
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.34
CPI in 1961	29.9
CPI in 1963	30.6
Inflation in 1961	1.01%
Inflation in 1963	1.32%
$100 in 1961 → 1963	$102
$100 in 1963 → 1961	$97.71

What happened to prices between 1961 and 1963

Between 1961 and 1963, the Consumer Price Index went from 29.9 to 30.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.3%, which works out to an average of 1.16% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1961 bought what $0.98 buys in 1963.

Common amounts: 1961 dollars in 1963

Amount in 1961	Value in 1963
$1.00	$1.02
$5.00	$5.12
$10.00	$10.23
$20.00	$20.47
$50.00	$51.17
$100	$102
$500	$512
$1,000	$1,023
$5,000	$5,117
$10,000	$10,234
$100,000	$102,341
$1,000,000	$1,023,411

Inflation by spending category, 1961–1963

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1961 spending costs in 1963, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1961 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.16%	$102
Medical care	2.59%	$105
Transportation	1.32%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.28%	$103
Food	1.14%	$102
Apparel	0.86%	$102
Energy	0.22%	$100

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1961: housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1961

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1961
1961	29.9	1.0%	$100
1962	30.2	1.0%	$101
1963	30.6	1.3%	$102

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1961 to 1963: $100 is worth $102 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1961-to-1963/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1961 to 1963. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1961-to-1963/

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.