U.S. inflation · 1964–1967

Value of $100 in 1964, adjusted to 1967

$100 in 1964 has the same buying power as

$108

in 1967

$100$104$10819641967$100 · 1964$108 · 1967
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change7.7%
Average inflation rate2.52% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)$108
Price difference ($100 base)$7.74
CPI in 196431
CPI in 196733.4
Inflation in 19641.31%
Inflation in 19673.09%
$100 in 19641967$108
$100 in 19671964$92.81

What happened to prices between 1964 and 1967

Between 1964 and 1967, the Consumer Price Index went from 31 to 33.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 7.7%, which works out to an average of 2.52% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1964 bought what $0.93 buys in 1967.

Common amounts: 1964 dollars in 1967

Amount in 1964Value in 1967
$1.00$1.08
$5.00$5.39
$10.00$10.77
$20.00$21.55
$50.00$53.87
$100$108
$500$539
$1,000$1,077
$5,000$5,387
$10,000$10,774
$100,000$107,742
$1,000,000$1,077,419

Inflation by spending category, 1964–1967

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1964 spending costs in 1967, by category:

Category Avg. yearly inflation $100 in 1964 →
All items (CPI-U) 2.52% $108
Medical care 4.66% $115
Food 2.68% $108
Apparel 2.54% $108
Core (all items less food & energy) 2.42% $107
Transportation 1.98% $106
Energy 1.89% $106

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
1967 33.4 3.1% $108

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1964 to 1967: $100 is worth $108 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1964-to-1967/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1964 to 1967. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1964-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.