Atlanta, Georgia prices: $100 in 1964 $101.30 in 1965

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Prices in Atlanta, 1964-1965 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Atlanta, Georgia were 1.30% higher in 1965 versus 1964 (a $1.30 difference in value).

Between 1964 and 1965: Atlanta experienced an average inflation rate of 1.30% per year. In other words, $100 in Atlanta in the year 1964 would cost $101.30 in 1965 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.59% during this same period, inflation in Atlanta was lower.

In the year 1964: Pricing changed by 1.60%, which is above the average yearly change in Atlanta during the 1964-1965 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1964 (1.28%), inflation in Atlanta was higher.

Price Inflation in Atlanta, Georgia since 1917

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1998 (37.33%), 1919 (21.47%), and 1947 (16.95%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1964

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Atlanta, over time, for $100 beginning in 1964. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1964$100.001.60%
1965$101.301.30%
1966$104.343.00%
1967$107.703.22%
1968$111.913.90%
1969$118.395.79%
1970$125.185.73%
1971$131.094.72%
1972$135.133.08%
1973$143.306.04%
1974$158.8410.85%
1975$173.719.36%
1976$182.094.83%
1977$192.815.88%
1978$207.247.49%
1979$228.4010.21%
1980$260.0413.85%
1981$292.5912.52%
1982$311.946.61%
1983$324.774.11%
1984$338.474.22%
1985$353.804.53%
1986$364.873.13%
1987$369.511.27%
1988$369.510.00% **
1989$369.510.00% **
1990$369.510.00% **
1991$369.510.00% **
1992$369.510.00% **
1993$369.510.00% **
1994$369.510.00% **
1995$369.510.00% **
1996$369.510.00% **
1997$381.963.37%
1998$524.5337.33%
1999$535.762.14%
2000$554.673.53%
2001$573.333.37%
2002$580.011.16%
2003$588.311.43%
2004$595.711.26%
2005$614.353.13%
2006$630.202.58%
2007$650.083.16%
2008$672.933.52%
2009$653.89-2.83%
2010$662.131.26%
2011$679.932.69%
2012$692.401.83%
2013$703.401.59%
2014$719.112.23%
2015$721.480.33%
2016$733.351.65%
2017$757.253.26%
2018$776.012.48%
2019$792.132.08%
2020$802.371.29%
2021$849.605.89%
2022$940.5310.70%
2023$988.565.11%
2024$1,002.531.41%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Atlanta, Georgia:

Year191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI15.20015.45018.76721.90019.39217.51717.54217.33317.68318.10817.90017.30817.18316.69215.15013.58312.57513.06713.47513.74214.09213.80013.65813.61714.26715.82516.95817.27517.88318.97522.19223.75023.79223.96726.25026.98327.28327.25027.07527.46728.20828.96729.13329.60029.75830.00030.23330.71731.11732.05033.08334.37536.36738.45040.26741.50844.01748.79253.35855.93359.22563.65870.15879.87589.87595.81799.758103.967108.675112.075113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500113.500117.325161.117164.567170.375176.108178.158180.708182.983188.708193.575199.683206.703200.852203.383208.851212.681216.061220.886221.615225.262232.603238.364243.315246.462260.968288.899303.652307.945

Adjust Atlanta prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1965 / CPI in 1964 * 1964 USD value = 1965 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Atlanta, Georgia was 30.717 in the year 1964 and 31.117 in 1965:

31.117 / 30.717 * $100 = $101.30

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1964 has the same "purchasing power" as $101.30 in 1965 (in the CPI category of Atlanta, Georgia).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Atlanta, Georgia in 1917. In addition to Atlanta, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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