What is $100 in 1963 worth in 1966?

$100 in 1963 has the purchasing power of about $106 in 1966, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1963 and 1966?

Prices rose 5.9% in total between 1963 and 1966, an average of 1.92% per year.

How much is $1 in 1963 worth today?

$1 in 1963 is equivalent to about $1.06 in 1966. Equivalently, a 1966 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 1963.

U.S. inflation · 1963–1966

Value of $100 in 1963, adjusted to 1966

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1963 has the same buying power as

$106

in 1966

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.9%
Average inflation rate	1.92% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$106
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.88
CPI in 1963	30.6
CPI in 1966	32.4
Inflation in 1963	1.32%
Inflation in 1966	2.86%
$100 in 1963 → 1966	$106
$100 in 1966 → 1963	$94.44

What happened to prices between 1963 and 1966

Between 1963 and 1966, the Consumer Price Index went from 30.6 to 32.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.9%, which works out to an average of 1.92% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1963 bought what $0.94 buys in 1966.

Common amounts: 1963 dollars in 1966

Amount in 1963	Value in 1966
$1.00	$1.06
$5.00	$5.29
$10.00	$10.59
$20.00	$21.18
$50.00	$52.94
$100	$106
$500	$529
$1,000	$1,059
$5,000	$5,294
$10,000	$10,588
$100,000	$105,882
$1,000,000	$1,058,824

Inflation by spending category, 1963–1966

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1963 spending costs in 1966, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1963 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.92%	$106
Medical care	2.95%	$109
Food	2.81%	$109
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.75%	$105
Transportation	1.49%	$105
Apparel	1.47%	$104
Energy	1.02%	$103

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
1966	32.4	2.9%	$106

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1963 to 1966: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1963-to-1966/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1963 to 1966. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1963-to-1966/

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.