What is $100 in 1964 worth in 1966?

$100 in 1964 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1966, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1964 and 1966?

Prices rose 4.5% in total between 1964 and 1966, an average of 2.23% per year.

How much is $1 in 1964 worth today?

$1 in 1964 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1966. Equivalently, a 1966 dollar buys what $0.96 bought in 1964.

U.S. inflation · 1964–1966

Value of $100 in 1964, adjusted to 1966

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1964 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1966

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	4.5%
Average inflation rate	2.23% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$4.52
CPI in 1964	31
CPI in 1966	32.4
Inflation in 1964	1.31%
Inflation in 1966	2.86%
$100 in 1964 → 1966	$105
$100 in 1966 → 1964	$95.68

What happened to prices between 1964 and 1966

Between 1964 and 1966, the Consumer Price Index went from 31 to 32.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 4.5%, which works out to an average of 2.23% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1964 bought what $0.96 buys in 1966.

Common amounts: 1964 dollars in 1966

Amount in 1964	Value in 1966
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.23
$10.00	$10.45
$20.00	$20.90
$50.00	$52.26
$100	$105
$500	$523
$1,000	$1,045
$5,000	$5,226
$10,000	$10,452
$100,000	$104,516
$1,000,000	$1,045,161

Inflation by spending category, 1964–1966

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1964 spending costs in 1966, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1964 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.23%	$105
Food	3.59%	$107
Medical care	3.40%	$107
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.84%	$104
Apparel	1.78%	$104
Energy	1.76%	$104
Transportation	1.42%	$103

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1964: housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1964

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1964
1964	31	1.3%	$100
1965	31.5	1.6%	$102
1966	32.4	2.9%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1964 to 1966: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1964-to-1966/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1964 to 1966. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1964-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.