Shelter priced at $1 in 1960 $1.07 in 1965

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Prices for Shelter, 1960-1965 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelter were 6.98% higher in 1965 versus 1960 (a $0.07 difference in value).

Between 1960 and 1965: Shelter experienced an average inflation rate of 1.36% per year. In other words, shelter costing $1 in the year 1960 would cost $1.07 in 1965 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.27% during this same period, inflation for shelter was higher.

In the year 1960: Pricing changed by 2.02%, which is above the average yearly change for shelter during the 1960-1965 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1960 (1.48%), inflation for shelter was higher.

Price Inflation for Shelter since 1952

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (17.55%), 1979 (13.90%), and 1981 (11.72%).

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Buying power of $1.00 since 1960

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelter, over time, for $1 beginning in 1960. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1960$1.002.02%
1961$1.010.85%
1962$1.021.12%
1963$1.031.32%
1964$1.051.65%
1965$1.071.86%
1966$1.102.99%
1967$1.143.49%
1968$1.194.73%
1969$1.298.12%
1970$1.419.09%
1971$1.474.18%
1972$1.534.47%
1973$1.604.65%
1974$1.769.71%
1975$1.939.87%
1976$2.045.50%
1977$2.186.74%
1978$2.4010.09%
1979$2.7313.90%
1980$3.2117.55%
1981$3.5911.72%
1982$3.847.08%
1983$3.932.31%
1984$4.124.90%
1985$4.355.60%
1986$4.595.47%
1987$4.814.68%
1988$5.044.82%
1989$5.264.52%
1990$5.555.39%
1991$5.804.49%
1992$5.993.36%
1993$6.173.00%
1994$6.363.08%
1995$6.573.22%
1996$6.783.23%
1997$6.993.07%
1998$7.223.31%
1999$7.422.83%
2000$7.663.25%
2001$7.953.73%
2002$8.253.75%
2003$8.452.41%
2004$8.672.69%
2005$8.892.55%
2006$9.203.43%
2007$9.543.65%
2008$9.782.52%
2009$9.881.09%
2010$9.84-0.38%
2011$9.971.31%
2012$10.192.16%
2013$10.432.32%
2014$10.722.83%
2015$11.053.06%
2016$11.423.38%
2017$11.803.32%
2018$12.193.31%
2019$12.613.38%
2020$12.922.46%
2021$13.262.67%
2022$14.045.88%
2023$15.097.45%
2024$15.573.22%*

* 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 Shelter:

Year1952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI21.60022.00022.48522.74623.12323.96224.46924.73125.23125.44625.73126.06926.50026.99227.80028.76930.13132.57735.53837.02338.67740.47744.40848.79251.47754.94660.49268.90080.99290.48596.89299.131103.992109.815115.823121.246127.085132.831139.985146.277151.192155.731160.523165.685171.031176.277182.108187.262193.354200.562208.092213.115218.838224.423232.131240.611246.666249.354248.396251.646257.083263.056270.513278.803288.230297.803307.663318.053325.886334.575354.235380.643392.901

Adjust shelter prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 1965 / CPI in 1960 * 1960 USD value = 1965 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Shelter was 25.231 in the year 1960 and 26.992 in 1965:

26.992 / 25.231 * $1 = $1.07

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1960 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.07 in 1965 (in the CPI category of Shelter).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Shelter in 1952. In addition to shelter, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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