What is $100 in 1962 worth in 1964?

$100 in 1962 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 1964, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1962 and 1964?

Prices rose 2.6% in total between 1962 and 1964, an average of 1.32% per year.

How much is $1 in 1962 worth today?

$1 in 1962 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 1964. Equivalently, a 1964 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 1962.

U.S. inflation · 1962–1964

Value of $100 in 1962, adjusted to 1964

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1962 has the same buying power as

$103

in 1964

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.6%
Average inflation rate	1.32% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.65
CPI in 1962	30.2
CPI in 1964	31
Inflation in 1962	1.00%
Inflation in 1964	1.31%
$100 in 1962 → 1964	$103
$100 in 1964 → 1962	$97.42

What happened to prices between 1962 and 1964

Between 1962 and 1964, the Consumer Price Index went from 30.2 to 31. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.6%, which works out to an average of 1.32% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1962 bought what $0.97 buys in 1964.

Common amounts: 1962 dollars in 1964

Amount in 1962	Value in 1964
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.13
$10.00	$10.26
$20.00	$20.53
$50.00	$51.32
$100	$103
$500	$513
$1,000	$1,026
$5,000	$5,132
$10,000	$10,265
$100,000	$102,649
$1,000,000	$1,026,490

Inflation by spending category, 1962–1964

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1962 spending costs in 1964, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1962 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.32%	$103
Medical care	2.31%	$105
Food	1.46%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.42%	$103
Apparel	1.07%	$102
Transportation	0.97%	$102
Energy	-0.22%	$99.56

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
1964	31	1.3%	$103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1962 to 1964: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1962-to-1964/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1962 to 1964. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1962-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.