Dallas, Texas prices: $100 in 1969 $106.22 in 1970

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Prices in Dallas, 1969-1970 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas were 6.22% higher in 1970 versus 1969 (a $6.22 difference in value).

Between 1969 and 1970: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 6.22% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Dallas in the year 1969 would cost $106.22 in 1970 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 5.83% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was higher.

In the year 1969: Pricing changed by 6.31%, which is above the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1969-1970 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1969 (5.46%), 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 1969

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $100 beginning in 1969. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1969$100.006.31%
1970$106.226.22%
1971$109.483.07%
1972$112.672.92%
1973$118.525.18%
1974$130.279.92%
1975$142.309.24%
1976$150.986.10%
1977$162.107.36%
1978$174.777.82%
1979$196.4812.42%
1980$229.7716.95%
1981$256.7511.74%
1982$272.266.04%
1983$282.223.66%
1984$295.484.70%
1985$306.553.75%
1986$311.921.75%
1987$319.702.49%
1988$328.992.91%
1989$338.832.99%
1990$354.154.52%
1991$370.734.68%
1992$379.712.42%
1993$389.222.50%
1994$400.212.83%
1995$410.642.61%
1996$421.872.74%
1997$429.391.78%
1998$435.471.42%
1999$447.772.82%
2000$466.594.20%
2001$483.053.53%
2002$489.621.36%
2003$499.932.11%
2004$506.601.33%
2005$522.963.23%
2006$539.283.12%
2007$547.371.50%
2008$572.424.58%
2009$568.64-0.66%
2010$571.990.59%
2011$589.313.03%
2012$601.682.10%
2013$612.591.81%
2014$619.871.19%
2015$616.77-0.50%
2016$625.421.40%
2017$641.362.55%
2018$660.232.94%
2019$674.092.10%
2020$678.270.62%
2021$712.415.03%
2022$775.298.83%
2023$816.135.27%
2024$842.723.26%*

* 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 1970 / CPI in 1969 * 1969 USD value = 1970 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 35.242 in the year 1969 and 37.433 in 1970:

37.433 / 35.242 * $100 = $106.22

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1969 has the same "purchasing power" as $106.22 in 1970 (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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