Dallas, Texas prices: $100 in 1970 $103.07 in 1971

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Prices in Dallas, 1970-1971 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas were 3.07% higher in 1971 versus 1970 (a $3.07 difference in value).

Between 1970 and 1971: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 3.07% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Dallas in the year 1970 would cost $103.07 in 1971 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.30% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was lower.

In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 6.22%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1970-1971 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), 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 1970

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $100 beginning in 1970. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1970$100.006.22%
1971$103.073.07%
1972$106.082.92%
1973$111.585.18%
1974$122.649.92%
1975$133.979.24%
1976$142.146.10%
1977$152.607.36%
1978$164.547.82%
1979$184.9712.42%
1980$216.3216.95%
1981$241.7211.74%
1982$256.326.04%
1983$265.693.66%
1984$278.184.70%
1985$288.603.75%
1986$293.661.75%
1987$300.982.49%
1988$309.732.91%
1989$318.992.99%
1990$333.414.52%
1991$349.024.68%
1992$357.482.42%
1993$366.432.50%
1994$376.782.83%
1995$386.602.61%
1996$397.172.74%
1997$404.251.78%
1998$409.971.42%
1999$421.552.82%
2000$439.274.20%
2001$454.763.53%
2002$460.951.36%
2003$470.662.11%
2004$476.941.33%
2005$492.343.23%
2006$507.703.12%
2007$515.331.50%
2008$538.904.58%
2009$535.35-0.66%
2010$538.500.59%
2011$554.813.03%
2012$566.452.10%
2013$576.731.81%
2014$583.571.19%
2015$580.66-0.50%
2016$588.801.40%
2017$603.812.55%
2018$621.582.94%
2019$634.632.10%
2020$638.560.62%
2021$670.705.03%
2022$729.898.83%
2023$768.355.27%
2024$791.062.96%*

* 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
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618296.121

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1971 / CPI in 1970 * 1970 USD value = 1971 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 37.433 in the year 1970 and 38.583 in 1971:

38.583 / 37.433 * $100 = $103.07

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1970 has the same "purchasing power" as $103.07 in 1971 (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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