U.S. inflation · 1963–1967

Value of $100 in 1963, adjusted to 1967

$100 in 1963 has the same buying power as

$109

in 1967

$100$105$10919631967$100 · 1963$109 · 1967
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change9.2%
Average inflation rate2.21% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)$109
Price difference ($100 base)$9.15
CPI in 196330.6
CPI in 196733.4
Inflation in 19631.32%
Inflation in 19673.09%
$100 in 19631967$109
$100 in 19671963$91.62

What happened to prices between 1963 and 1967

Between 1963 and 1967, the Consumer Price Index went from 30.6 to 33.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 9.2%, which works out to an average of 2.21% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1963 bought what $0.92 buys in 1967.

Common amounts: 1963 dollars in 1967

Amount in 1963Value in 1967
$1.00$1.09
$5.00$5.46
$10.00$10.92
$20.00$21.83
$50.00$54.58
$100$109
$500$546
$1,000$1,092
$5,000$5,458
$10,000$10,915
$100,000$109,150
$1,000,000$1,091,503

Inflation by spending category, 1963–1967

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1963 spending costs in 1967, by category:

Category Avg. yearly inflation $100 in 1963 →
All items (CPI-U) 2.21% $109
Medical care 4.01% $117
Food 2.33% $110
Core (all items less food & energy) 2.21% $109
Apparel 2.12% $109
Transportation 1.89% $108
Energy 1.30% $105

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
1967 33.4 3.1% $109

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1963 to 1967: $100 is worth $109 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1963-to-1967/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1963 to 1967. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1963-to-1967/

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.