Inflation Record$100 in 1964 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$1,071.17
+971.2% cumulative inflation · 1964–2026
Your $100 in 1964 would have the purchasing power of $1,071.17 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1964 had the same average buying power as $1,071.17 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 971.2% across this 62-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 90.7%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI-U). Individual expenses — housing, medical care, tuition — moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 1964 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $10.71 |
| $5 | $53.56 |
| $10 | $107.12 |
| $20 | $214.23 |
| $50 | $535.59 |
| $100 | $1,071.17 |
| $500 | $5,355.87 |
| $1,000 | $10,711.74 |
| $10,000 | $107,117.43 |
| $100,000 | $1,071,174.28 |
Key facts about 1964
- Consumer prices rose 1.3% in 1964 — the 84th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1964, Medical care rose the most: 2063.1% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1964, prices rose 59.0% in total.
$100 in 1964, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | $158.97 | +59.0% |
| 1984 | $334.93 | +234.9% |
| 1994 | $477.89 | +377.9% |
| 2004 | $608.97 | +509.0% |
| 2014 | $763.25 | +663.3% |
| 2024 | $1,011.36 | +911.4% |
| 2026 | $1,071.17 | +971.2% |
Monthly CPI in 1964
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30.900 | 1.6% |
| February | 30.900 | 1.6% |
| March | 30.900 | 1.3% |
| April | 30.900 | 1.3% |
| May | 30.900 | 1.3% |
| June | 31.000 | 1.3% |
| July | 31.100 | 1.3% |
| August | 31.000 | 1.0% |
| September | 31.100 | 1.3% |
| October | 31.100 | 1.0% |
| November | 31.200 | 1.3% |
| December | 31.200 | 1.0% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1964: 31.017.
Verify this calculation
Series: CUUR0000SA0 (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, All Items, U.S. City Average; Not seasonally adjusted (NSA); base 1982-84=100).
Index (1964 annual average): 31.017 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 10.7117
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: BLS data finder.