What is $100 in 1964 worth in 1968?

$100 in 1964 has the purchasing power of about $112 in 1968, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1964 and 1968?

Prices rose 12.3% in total between 1964 and 1968, an average of 2.93% per year.

How much is $1 in 1964 worth today?

$1 in 1964 is equivalent to about $1.12 in 1968. Equivalently, a 1968 dollar buys what $0.89 bought in 1964.

U.S. inflation · 1964–1968

Value of $100 in 1964, adjusted to 1968

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1964 has the same buying power as

$112

in 1968

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	12.3%
Average inflation rate	2.93% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$112
Price difference ($100 base)	$12.26
CPI in 1964	31
CPI in 1968	34.8
Inflation in 1964	1.31%
Inflation in 1968	4.19%
$100 in 1964 → 1968	$112
$100 in 1968 → 1964	$89.08

What happened to prices between 1964 and 1968

Between 1964 and 1968, the Consumer Price Index went from 31 to 34.8. Cumulatively, prices increased 12.3%, which works out to an average of 2.93% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1964 bought what $0.89 buys in 1968.

Common amounts: 1964 dollars in 1968

Amount in 1964	Value in 1968
$1.00	$1.12
$5.00	$5.61
$10.00	$11.23
$20.00	$22.45
$50.00	$56.13
$100	$112
$500	$561
$1,000	$1,123
$5,000	$5,613
$10,000	$11,226
$100,000	$112,258
$1,000,000	$1,122,581

Inflation by spending category, 1964–1968

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1964 spending costs in 1968, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1964 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.93%	$112
Medical care	5.00%	$122
Apparel	3.22%	$114
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.96%	$112
Food	2.89%	$112
Transportation	2.23%	$109
Energy	1.84%	$108

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
1968	34.8	4.2%	$112

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1964 to 1968: $100 is worth $112 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1964-to-1968/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1964 to 1968. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1964-to-1968/

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.