What is $100 in 1968 worth in 1969?

$100 in 1968 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1969, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1968 and 1969?

Prices rose 5.5% in total between 1968 and 1969, an average of 5.46% per year.

How much is $1 in 1968 worth today?

$1 in 1968 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1969. Equivalently, a 1969 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1968.

U.S. inflation · 1968–1969

Value of $100 in 1968, adjusted to 1969

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1968 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1969

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.5%
Average inflation rate	5.46% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.46
CPI in 1968	34.8
CPI in 1969	36.7
Inflation in 1968	4.19%
Inflation in 1969	5.46%
$100 in 1968 → 1969	$105
$100 in 1969 → 1968	$94.82

What happened to prices between 1968 and 1969

Between 1968 and 1969, the Consumer Price Index went from 34.8 to 36.7. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.5%, which works out to an average of 5.46% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1968 bought what $0.95 buys in 1969.

Common amounts: 1968 dollars in 1969

Amount in 1968	Value in 1969
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.27
$10.00	$10.55
$20.00	$21.09
$50.00	$52.73
$100	$105
$500	$527
$1,000	$1,055
$5,000	$5,273
$10,000	$10,546
$100,000	$105,460
$1,000,000	$1,054,598

Inflation by spending category, 1968–1969

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1968 spending costs in 1969, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1968 →
All items (CPI-U)	5.46%	$105
Medical care	6.69%	$107
Housing	6.25%	$106
Core (all items less food & energy)	5.79%	$106
Apparel	5.77%	$106
Food	5.10%	$105
Transportation	4.08%	$104
Energy	2.48%	$102

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1968: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1968

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1968
1968	34.8	4.2%	$100
1969	36.7	5.5%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1968 to 1969: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1968-to-1969/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1968 to 1969. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1968-to-1969/

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.