Seattle, Washington prices: $100 in 1969 $104.51 in 1970

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Prices in Seattle, 1969-1970 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Seattle, Washington were 4.51% higher in 1970 versus 1969 (a $4.51 difference in value).

Between 1969 and 1970: Seattle experienced an average inflation rate of 4.51% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Seattle in the year 1969 would cost $104.51 in 1970 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 5.83% during this same period, inflation in Seattle was lower.

In the year 1969: Pricing changed by 4.85%, which is above the average yearly change in Seattle during the 1969-1970 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1969 (5.46%), inflation in Seattle was lower.

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 1969

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Seattle, 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$100.004.85%
1970$104.514.51%
1971$106.802.19%
1972$109.812.82%
1973$116.406.00%
1974$128.8010.66%
1975$142.4010.55%
1976$150.605.76%
1977$162.167.68%
1978$178.4210.03%
1979$197.5710.74%
1980$230.6916.77%
1981$256.0611.00%
1982$273.816.93%
1983$277.931.50%
1984$288.303.73%
1985$295.732.58%
1986$299.021.11%
1987$299.370.12%
1988$299.370.00% **
1989$299.370.00% **
1990$299.370.00% **
1991$299.370.00% **
1992$299.370.00% **
1993$299.370.00% **
1994$299.370.00% **
1995$299.370.00% **
1996$299.370.00% **
1997$312.964.54%
1998$469.7050.08%
1999$483.772.99%
2000$501.493.66%
2001$519.973.68%
2002$530.271.98%
2003$539.081.66%
2004$545.321.16%
2005$560.572.80%
2006$581.033.65%
2007$603.373.84%
2008$629.494.33%
2009$633.220.59%
2010$635.290.33%
2011$651.532.56%
2012$668.622.62%
2013$676.771.22%
2014$689.151.83%
2015$698.391.34%
2016$713.992.24%
2017$735.413.00%
2018$759.053.21%
2019$778.332.54%
2020$791.631.71%
2021$827.164.49%
2022$900.688.89%
2023$954.635.99%
2024$973.051.93%*

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

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Seattle, Washington was 35.675 in the year 1969 and 37.283 in 1970:

37.283 / 35.675 * $100 = $104.51

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1969 has the same "purchasing power" as $104.51 in 1970 (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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