What is $100 in 1963 worth in 1965?

$100 in 1963 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 1965, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1963 and 1965?

Prices rose 2.9% in total between 1963 and 1965, an average of 1.46% per year.

How much is $1 in 1963 worth today?

$1 in 1963 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 1965. Equivalently, a 1965 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 1963.

U.S. inflation · 1963–1965

Value of $100 in 1963, adjusted to 1965

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1963 has the same buying power as

$103

in 1965

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.9%
Average inflation rate	1.46% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.94
CPI in 1963	30.6
CPI in 1965	31.5
Inflation in 1963	1.32%
Inflation in 1965	1.61%
$100 in 1963 → 1965	$103
$100 in 1965 → 1963	$97.14

What happened to prices between 1963 and 1965

Between 1963 and 1965, the Consumer Price Index went from 30.6 to 31.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.9%, which works out to an average of 1.46% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1963 bought what $0.97 buys in 1965.

Common amounts: 1963 dollars in 1965

Amount in 1963	Value in 1965
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.15
$10.00	$10.29
$20.00	$20.59
$50.00	$51.47
$100	$103
$500	$515
$1,000	$1,029
$5,000	$5,147
$10,000	$10,294
$100,000	$102,941
$1,000,000	$1,029,412

Inflation by spending category, 1963–1965

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1963 spending costs in 1965, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1963 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.46%	$103
Medical care	2.26%	$105
Food	1.75%	$104
Transportation	1.61%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.41%	$103
Apparel	0.95%	$102
Energy	0.66%	$101

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1963: housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1963

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1963
1963	30.6	1.3%	$100
1964	31	1.3%	$101
1965	31.5	1.6%	$103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1963 to 1965: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1963-to-1965/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1963 to 1965. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1963-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.