Dallas, Texas prices: $100 in 1967 $104.14 in 1968

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Prices in Dallas, 1967-1968 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas were 4.14% higher in 1968 versus 1967 (a $4.14 difference in value).

Between 1967 and 1968: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 4.14% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Dallas in the year 1967 would cost $104.14 in 1968 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.27% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was lower.

In the year 1967: Pricing changed by 3.08%, which is below the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1967-1968 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1967 (2.80%), inflation in Dallas was higher.

Price Inflation in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas since 1963

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (16.95%), 1979 (12.42%), and 1981 (11.74%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1967

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $100 beginning in 1967. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1967$100.003.08%
1968$104.144.14%
1969$110.716.31%
1970$117.596.22%
1971$121.203.07%
1972$124.742.92%
1973$131.205.18%
1974$144.219.92%
1975$157.549.24%
1976$167.156.10%
1977$179.457.36%
1978$193.487.82%
1979$217.5112.42%
1980$254.3716.95%
1981$284.2411.74%
1982$301.416.04%
1983$312.433.66%
1984$327.124.70%
1985$339.373.75%
1986$345.311.75%
1987$353.932.49%
1988$364.212.91%
1989$375.102.99%
1990$392.074.52%
1991$410.424.68%
1992$420.372.42%
1993$430.892.50%
1994$443.062.83%
1995$454.612.61%
1996$467.042.74%
1997$475.371.78%
1998$482.091.42%
1999$495.712.82%
2000$516.544.20%
2001$534.763.53%
2002$542.041.36%
2003$553.462.11%
2004$560.841.33%
2005$578.953.23%
2006$597.023.12%
2007$605.981.50%
2008$633.714.58%
2009$629.53-0.66%
2010$633.230.59%
2011$652.413.03%
2012$666.102.10%
2013$678.181.81%
2014$686.231.19%
2015$682.80-0.50%
2016$692.381.40%
2017$710.032.55%
2018$730.922.94%
2019$746.272.10%
2020$750.890.62%
2021$788.695.03%
2022$858.308.83%
2023$903.515.27%
2024$932.943.26%*

* 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 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas:

Year19631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618296.987

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1968 / CPI in 1967 * 1967 USD value = 1968 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 31.833 in the year 1967 and 33.150 in 1968:

33.150 / 31.833 * $100 = $104.14

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1967 has the same "purchasing power" as $104.14 in 1968 (in the CPI category of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas in 1963. In addition to Dallas, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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