Chicago, Illinois prices: $100 in 1963 $100.40 in 1964

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Prices in Chicago, 1963-1964 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Chicago, Illinois were 0.40% higher in 1964 versus 1963 (a $0.40 difference in value).

Between 1963 and 1964: Chicago experienced an average inflation rate of 0.40% per year. In other words, $100 in Chicago in the year 1963 would cost $100.40 in 1964 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.28% during this same period, inflation in Chicago was lower.

In the year 1963: Pricing changed by 1%, which is above the average yearly change in Chicago during the 1963-1964 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1963 (1.25%), inflation in Chicago was lower.

Price Inflation in Chicago, Illinois since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (21.36%), 1920 (19.10%), and 1918 (16.80%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1963

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Chicago, over time, for $100 beginning in 1963. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1963$100.001.00%
1964$100.400.40%
1965$101.741.33%
1966$104.793.00%
1967$107.522.60%
1968$112.074.23%
1969$118.205.47%
1970$124.975.73%
1971$129.893.94%
1972$133.582.84%
1973$141.966.27%
1974$156.9710.57%
1975$169.367.89%
1976$177.474.79%
1977$188.636.29%
1978$205.038.70%
1979$230.6112.48%
1980$263.8714.42%
1981$289.149.57%
1982$308.866.82%
1983$321.173.99%
1984$333.293.77%
1985$345.873.77%
1986$353.092.09%
1987$367.654.12%
1988$382.023.91%
1989$401.345.06%
1990$422.915.37%
1991$440.064.06%
1992$452.962.93%
1993$466.933.08%
1994$477.152.19%
1995$492.323.18%
1996$505.492.67%
1997$519.322.74%
1998$529.782.01%
1999$540.752.07%
2000$558.123.21%
2001$572.652.60%
2002$581.781.59%
2003$592.481.84%
2004$605.732.24%
2005$624.063.03%
2006$636.852.05%
2007$657.703.27%
2008$682.483.77%
2009$674.32-1.20%
2010$683.551.37%
2011$702.222.73%
2012$712.891.52%
2013$721.041.14%
2014$733.641.75%
2015$731.47-0.30%
2016$736.320.66%
2017$750.161.88%
2018$763.311.75%
2019$774.461.46%
2020$783.111.12%
2021$816.144.22%
2022$877.787.55%
2023$906.983.33%
2024$920.661.51%*

* 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 Chicago, Illinois:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI10.00010.01710.31711.75813.73316.66719.85018.17517.16717.37517.71718.10818.42518.25817.69217.65017.45815.95814.08312.63312.71713.26713.53314.09213.99213.71713.79214.51715.95816.85017.10817.47519.03322.10824.03324.00824.25026.15826.72526.95827.35827.54227.92528.83329.70829.95030.36730.51730.83331.14231.26731.68332.63333.48334.90036.80838.91740.45041.60044.20848.88352.74255.26758.74263.85071.81782.17590.04296.183100.017103.792107.708109.958114.492118.967124.983131.700137.042141.058145.408148.592153.317157.417161.725164.983168.400173.808178.333181.175184.508188.633194.342198.325204.818212.536209.995212.870218.684222.005224.545228.468227.792229.302233.611237.706241.181243.873254.159273.356282.450286.708

Adjust Chicago prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1964 / CPI in 1963 * 1963 USD value = 1964 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Chicago, Illinois was 31.142 in the year 1963 and 31.267 in 1964:

31.267 / 31.142 * $100 = $100.40

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1963 has the same "purchasing power" as $100.40 in 1964 (in the CPI category of Chicago, Illinois).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Chicago, Illinois in 1914. In addition to Chicago, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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