Houston, Texas prices: $100 in 1970 $103.72 in 1971

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Prices in Houston, 1970-1971 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Houston, Texas were 3.72% higher in 1971 versus 1970 (a $3.72 difference in value).

Between 1970 and 1971: Houston experienced an average inflation rate of 3.72% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Houston in the year 1970 would cost $103.72 in 1971 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 4.30% during this same period, inflation in Houston was lower.

In the year 1970: Pricing changed by 5.30%, which is above the average yearly change in Houston during the 1970-1971 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1970 (5.83%), inflation in Houston was lower.

Price Inflation in Houston, Texas since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (21.91%), 1918 (21.04%), and 1947 (17.55%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1970

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Houston, 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$100.005.30%
1971$103.723.72%
1972$107.313.46%
1973$112.965.27%
1974$125.5711.17%
1975$140.8712.18%
1976$151.557.58%
1977$162.517.23%
1978$177.859.44%
1979$201.4713.28%
1980$227.1512.75%
1981$249.8710.00%
1982$267.827.18%
1983$275.442.85%
1984$282.632.61%
1985$288.972.24%
1986$286.65-0.80%
1987$293.062.24%
1988$301.542.89%
1989$314.044.14%
1990$331.475.55%
1991$344.503.93%
1992$355.593.22%
1993$367.063.22%
1994$379.903.50%
1995$385.141.38%
1996$393.132.08%
1997$400.551.89%
1998$404.571.00%
1999$409.601.24%
2000$424.423.62%
2001$437.563.10%
2002$438.710.26%
2003$450.792.75%
2004$466.553.50%
2005$483.393.61%
2006$497.732.97%
2007$505.981.66%
2008$523.733.51%
2009$524.570.16%
2010$534.871.96%
2011$552.023.21%
2012$562.731.94%
2013$571.381.54%
2014$587.922.89%
2015$587.36-0.09%
2016$596.121.49%
2017$608.252.03%
2018$622.862.40%
2019$630.601.24%
2020$631.230.10%
2021$657.604.18%
2022$711.998.27%
2023$737.313.56%
2024$748.321.49%*

* 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 Houston, Texas:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI9.5009.5009.61711.09213.42516.36719.13317.45015.90815.89215.84216.08316.16715.83315.63315.61715.50814.14212.70811.68312.22512.69212.83313.31713.30813.19213.22513.80015.24216.05016.20016.54217.85020.98322.73322.66723.35025.21725.52525.79225.83325.60025.99226.85027.31727.50827.82527.92528.48328.72529.16729.51730.30031.10032.35034.45036.27537.62538.92540.97545.55051.10054.97558.95064.51773.08382.40090.64297.15099.917102.525104.825103.983106.308109.383113.917120.242124.967128.992133.150137.808139.708142.608145.300146.758148.583153.958158.725159.142163.525169.242175.350180.550183.545189.983190.287194.025200.246204.130207.269213.268213.065216.242220.641225.943228.751228.979238.545258.275267.460271.452

Adjust Houston 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 Houston, Texas was 36.275 in the year 1970 and 37.625 in 1971:

37.625 / 36.275 * $100 = $103.72

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1970 has the same "purchasing power" as $103.72 in 1971 (in the CPI category of Houston, Texas).


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

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