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 1963
Value 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–).
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/