What is $100 in 1962 worth in 1963?

$100 in 1962 has the purchasing power of about $101 in 1963, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1962 and 1963?

Prices rose 1.3% in total between 1962 and 1963, an average of 1.32% per year.

How much is $1 in 1962 worth today?

$1 in 1962 is equivalent to about $1.01 in 1963. Equivalently, a 1963 dollar buys what $0.99 bought in 1962.

U.S. inflation · 1962–1963

Value of $100 in 1962, adjusted to 1963

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1962 has the same buying power as

$101

in 1963

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	1.3%
Average inflation rate	1.32% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$101
Price difference ($100 base)	$1.32
CPI in 1962	30.2
CPI in 1963	30.6
Inflation in 1962	1.00%
Inflation in 1963	1.32%
$100 in 1962 → 1963	$101
$100 in 1963 → 1962	$98.69

What happened to prices between 1962 and 1963

Between 1962 and 1963, the Consumer Price Index went from 30.2 to 30.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 1.3%, which works out to an average of 1.32% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1962 bought what $0.99 buys in 1963.

Common amounts: 1962 dollars in 1963

Amount in 1962	Value in 1963
$1.00	$1.01
$5.00	$5.07
$10.00	$10.13
$20.00	$20.26
$50.00	$50.66
$100	$101
$500	$507
$1,000	$1,013
$5,000	$5,066
$10,000	$10,132
$100,000	$101,325
$1,000,000	$1,013,245

Inflation by spending category, 1962–1963

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1962 spending costs in 1963, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1962 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.32%	$101
Medical care	2.55%	$103
Food	1.63%	$102
Apparel	1.30%	$101
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.27%	$101
Transportation	0.32%	$100
Energy	0.00%	$100

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1962: housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1962

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

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1962 to 1963: $100 is worth $101 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1962-to-1963/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1962 to 1963. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1962-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.