Inflation Record$100 in 1967 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
$995.98
+896.0% cumulative inflation · 1967–2026
Your $100 in 1967 would have the purchasing power of $995.98 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 1967 had the same average buying power as $995.98 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 896.0% across this 59-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 90.0%.
- 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 1967 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $9.96 |
| $5 | $49.80 |
| $10 | $99.60 |
| $20 | $199.20 |
| $50 | $497.99 |
| $100 | $995.98 |
| $500 | $4,979.90 |
| $1,000 | $9,959.81 |
| $10,000 | $99,598.07 |
| $100,000 | $995,980.68 |
Key facts about 1967
- Consumer prices rose 2.8% in 1967 — the 56th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 1967, Medical care rose the most: 1789.0% cumulatively to 2025.
- In the decade after 1967, prices rose 81.7% in total.
$100 in 1967, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | $181.69 | +81.7% |
| 1987 | $340.62 | +240.6% |
| 1997 | $481.19 | +381.2% |
| 2007 | $621.56 | +521.6% |
| 2017 | $734.81 | +634.8% |
| 2026 | $995.98 | +896.0% |
Monthly CPI in 1967
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 32.900 | 3.5% |
| February | 32.900 | 2.8% |
| March | 33.000 | 2.8% |
| April | 33.100 | 2.5% |
| May | 33.200 | 2.8% |
| June | 33.300 | 2.8% |
| July | 33.400 | 2.8% |
| August | 33.500 | 2.4% |
| September | 33.600 | 2.8% |
| October | 33.700 | 2.4% |
| November | 33.800 | 2.7% |
| December | 33.900 | 3.0% |
Annual average CPI-U for 1967: 33.358.
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 (1967 annual average): 33.358 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 9.9598
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: BLS data finder.