Seattle, Washington prices: $100 in 1959 $101.26 in 1960

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Prices in Seattle, 1959-1960 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Seattle, Washington were 1.26% higher in 1960 versus 1959 (a $1.26 difference in value).

Between 1959 and 1960: Seattle experienced an average inflation rate of 1.26% per year. In other words, $100 in Seattle in the year 1959 would cost $101.26 in 1960 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.48% during this same period, inflation in Seattle was lower.

In the year 1959: Pricing changed by 1.82%, which is above the average yearly change in Seattle during the 1959-1960 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1959 (0.99%), inflation in Seattle was higher.

Price Inflation in Seattle, Washington since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1998 (50.08%), 1919 (31.68%), and 1918 (22.53%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1959

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Seattle, over time, for $100 beginning in 1959. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1959$100.001.82%
1960$101.261.26%
1961$102.961.68%
1962$104.571.57%
1963$106.191.54%
1964$107.711.44%
1965$108.770.98%
1966$111.852.83%
1967$115.132.94%
1968$119.744.00%
1969$125.544.85%
1970$131.204.51%
1971$134.082.19%
1972$137.862.82%
1973$146.136.00%
1974$161.7010.66%
1975$178.7710.55%
1976$189.065.76%
1977$203.587.68%
1978$223.9910.03%
1979$248.0410.74%
1980$289.6216.77%
1981$321.4711.00%
1982$343.756.93%
1983$348.911.50%
1984$361.943.73%
1985$371.262.58%
1986$375.401.11%
1987$375.840.12%
1988$375.840.00% **
1989$375.840.00% **
1990$375.840.00% **
1991$375.840.00% **
1992$375.840.00% **
1993$375.840.00% **
1994$375.840.00% **
1995$375.840.00% **
1996$375.840.00% **
1997$392.904.54%
1998$589.6850.08%
1999$607.332.99%
2000$629.593.66%
2001$652.793.68%
2002$665.721.98%
2003$676.771.66%
2004$684.601.16%
2005$703.752.80%
2006$729.443.65%
2007$757.493.84%
2008$790.284.33%
2009$794.960.59%
2010$797.560.33%
2011$817.952.56%
2012$839.402.62%
2013$849.631.22%
2014$865.171.83%
2015$876.771.34%
2016$896.372.24%
2017$923.253.00%
2018$952.923.21%
2019$977.142.54%
2020$993.831.71%
2021$1,038.434.49%
2022$1,130.738.89%
2023$1,198.475.99%
2024$1,221.591.93%*

* 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 Seattle, Washington:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI9.2009.1929.1509.87512.10015.93318.87516.97515.65815.43315.55015.83315.87515.72515.35015.45815.40814.06712.89212.05012.19212.55012.71713.29213.25813.16713.19214.00815.75016.65016.94217.31718.64220.96722.75822.76722.90824.75025.49225.74225.78325.89226.17527.28327.90828.41728.77529.25829.71730.17530.60830.90831.78332.71734.02535.67537.28338.10039.17541.52545.95050.80053.72557.85063.65070.48382.30091.35097.68399.150102.850105.500106.675106.800106.800106.800106.800106.800106.800106.800106.800106.800106.800111.650167.567172.583178.908185.500189.175192.317194.542199.983207.283215.253224.571225.903226.640232.435238.531241.436245.853249.149254.718262.357270.789277.671282.413295.088321.317340.564347.135

Adjust Seattle prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1960 / CPI in 1959 * 1959 USD value = 1960 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Seattle, Washington was 28.417 in the year 1959 and 28.775 in 1960:

28.775 / 28.417 * $100 = $101.26

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1959 has the same "purchasing power" as $101.26 in 1960 (in the CPI category of Seattle, Washington).


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

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