San Francisco, California prices: $100 in 1963 $101.54 in 1964

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Prices in San Francisco, 1963-1964 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in San Francisco, California were 1.54% higher in 1964 versus 1963 (a $1.54 difference in value).

Between 1963 and 1964: San Francisco experienced an average inflation rate of 1.54% per year. In other words, $100 in San Francisco in the year 1963 would cost $101.54 in 1964 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.28% during this same period, inflation in San Francisco was higher.

In the year 1963: Pricing changed by 1.42%, which is below the average yearly change in San Francisco during the 1963-1964 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1963 (1.25%), inflation in San Francisco was higher.

Price Inflation in San Francisco, California since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (23.50%), 1918 (16.53%), and 1920 (16%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1963

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in San Francisco, 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$100.001.42%
1964$101.541.54%
1965$103.451.88%
1966$105.972.44%
1967$108.962.83%
1968$113.784.42%
1969$119.785.27%
1970$126.195.36%
1971$130.983.80%
1972$135.553.49%
1973$143.085.56%
1974$156.419.32%
1975$172.7710.46%
1976$182.915.87%
1977$196.257.29%
1978$215.579.85%
1979$233.288.21%
1980$269.2415.42%
1981$303.1712.60%
1982$328.018.20%
1983$330.200.67%
1984$348.855.65%
1985$363.704.26%
1986$375.013.11%
1987$387.873.43%
1988$405.044.43%
1989$424.714.85%
1990$443.874.51%
1991$463.564.44%
1992$478.993.33%
1993$491.902.70%
1994$499.661.58%
1995$509.471.96%
1996$521.232.31%
1997$539.103.43%
1998$555.803.10%
1999$578.744.13%
2000$604.314.42%
2001$637.515.49%
2002$648.291.69%
2003$660.031.81%
2004$667.681.16%
2005$680.811.97%
2006$702.353.16%
2007$725.093.24%
2008$748.803.27%
2009$753.470.62%
2010$764.121.41%
2011$783.572.55%
2012$804.822.71%
2013$822.742.23%
2014$846.092.84%
2015$867.712.56%
2016$894.263.06%
2017$923.493.27%
2018$958.983.84%
2019$990.853.32%
2020$1,008.231.75%
2021$1,040.403.19%
2022$1,098.075.54%
2023$1,138.723.70%
2024$1,151.371.11%*

* 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 San Francisco, California:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI9.2009.2009.26710.13311.80814.58316.91715.56714.66714.63314.70814.99215.12514.99214.85814.89214.68313.60012.47511.85812.20812.43312.35012.77512.83312.68312.65813.35014.95815.95016.35816.81718.15020.48321.95822.04221.92523.64224.57525.02525.07524.90025.35826.43327.40827.94228.51728.89229.33329.75030.20830.77531.52532.41733.85035.63337.54238.96740.32542.56746.53351.40054.41758.38364.13369.40080.10090.19297.58398.233103.783108.200111.567115.392120.500126.350132.050137.908142.500146.342148.650151.567155.067160.383165.350172.175179.783189.658192.867196.358198.633202.542208.950215.714222.768224.158227.327233.113239.434244.766251.713258.144266.042274.738285.297294.779299.949309.519326.676338.768342.533

Adjust San Francisco 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 San Francisco, California was 29.750 in the year 1963 and 30.208 in 1964:

30.208 / 29.750 * $100 = $101.54

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1963 has the same "purchasing power" as $101.54 in 1964 (in the CPI category of San Francisco, California).


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

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