What is $100 in 1965 worth in 1966?

$100 in 1965 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 1966, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1965 and 1966?

Prices rose 2.9% in total between 1965 and 1966, an average of 2.86% per year.

How much is $1 in 1965 worth today?

$1 in 1965 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 1966. Equivalently, a 1966 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 1965.

U.S. inflation · 1965–1966

Value of $100 in 1965, adjusted to 1966

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1965 has the same buying power as

$103

in 1966

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.9%
Average inflation rate	2.86% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.86
CPI in 1965	31.5
CPI in 1966	32.4
Inflation in 1965	1.61%
Inflation in 1966	2.86%
$100 in 1965 → 1966	$103
$100 in 1966 → 1965	$97.22

What happened to prices between 1965 and 1966

Between 1965 and 1966, the Consumer Price Index went from 31.5 to 32.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.9%, which works out to an average of 2.86% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1965 bought what $0.97 buys in 1966.

Common amounts: 1965 dollars in 1966

Amount in 1965	Value in 1966
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.14
$10.00	$10.29
$20.00	$20.57
$50.00	$51.43
$100	$103
$500	$514
$1,000	$1,029
$5,000	$5,143
$10,000	$10,286
$100,000	$102,857
$1,000,000	$1,028,571

Inflation by spending category, 1965–1966

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1965 spending costs in 1966, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1965 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.86%	$103
Food	4.97%	$105
Medical care	4.37%	$104
Apparel	2.51%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.45%	$102
Energy	1.75%	$102
Transportation	1.25%	$101

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1965: housing (1967–), recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1965

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1965
1965	31.5	1.6%	$100
1966	32.4	2.9%	$103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1965 to 1966: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1965-to-1966/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1965 to 1966. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1965-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.