What is $100 in 1962 worth in 1965?

$100 in 1962 has the purchasing power of about $104 in 1965, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1962 and 1965?

Prices rose 4.3% in total between 1962 and 1965, an average of 1.41% per year.

How much is $1 in 1962 worth today?

$1 in 1962 is equivalent to about $1.04 in 1965. Equivalently, a 1965 dollar buys what $0.96 bought in 1962.

U.S. inflation · 1962–1965

Value of $100 in 1962, adjusted to 1965

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1962 has the same buying power as

$104

in 1965

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	4.3%
Average inflation rate	1.41% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$104
Price difference ($100 base)	$4.30
CPI in 1962	30.2
CPI in 1965	31.5
Inflation in 1962	1.00%
Inflation in 1965	1.61%
$100 in 1962 → 1965	$104
$100 in 1965 → 1962	$95.87

What happened to prices between 1962 and 1965

Between 1962 and 1965, the Consumer Price Index went from 30.2 to 31.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 4.3%, which works out to an average of 1.41% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1962 bought what $0.96 buys in 1965.

Common amounts: 1962 dollars in 1965

Amount in 1962	Value in 1965
$1.00	$1.04
$5.00	$5.22
$10.00	$10.43
$20.00	$20.86
$50.00	$52.15
$100	$104
$500	$522
$1,000	$1,043
$5,000	$5,215
$10,000	$10,430
$100,000	$104,305
$1,000,000	$1,043,046

Inflation by spending category, 1962–1965

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1962 spending costs in 1965, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1962 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.41%	$104
Medical care	2.36%	$107
Food	1.71%	$105
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.36%	$104
Transportation	1.18%	$104
Apparel	1.07%	$103
Energy	0.44%	$101

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
1965	31.5	1.6%	$104

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1962 to 1965: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1962-to-1965/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1962 to 1965. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1962-to-1965/

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.