Shelter priced at $1 in 1969 $1.09 in 1970

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Prices for Shelter, 1969-1970 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for shelter were 9.09% higher in 1970 versus 1969 (a $0.09 difference in value).

Between 1969 and 1970: Shelter experienced an average inflation rate of 9.09% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, shelter costing $1 in the year 1969 would cost $1.09 in 1970 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 5.83% during this same period, inflation for shelter was significantly higher.

In the year 1969: Pricing changed by 8.12%, which is below the average yearly change for shelter during the 1969-1970 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1969 (5.46%), 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 1969

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Shelter, over time, for $1 beginning in 1969. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1969$1.008.12%
1970$1.099.09%
1971$1.144.18%
1972$1.194.47%
1973$1.244.65%
1974$1.369.71%
1975$1.509.87%
1976$1.585.50%
1977$1.696.74%
1978$1.8610.09%
1979$2.1113.90%
1980$2.4917.55%
1981$2.7811.72%
1982$2.977.08%
1983$3.042.31%
1984$3.194.90%
1985$3.375.60%
1986$3.565.47%
1987$3.724.68%
1988$3.904.82%
1989$4.084.52%
1990$4.305.39%
1991$4.494.49%
1992$4.643.36%
1993$4.783.00%
1994$4.933.08%
1995$5.093.22%
1996$5.253.23%
1997$5.413.07%
1998$5.593.31%
1999$5.752.83%
2000$5.943.25%
2001$6.163.73%
2002$6.393.75%
2003$6.542.41%
2004$6.722.69%
2005$6.892.55%
2006$7.133.43%
2007$7.393.65%
2008$7.572.52%
2009$7.651.09%
2010$7.62-0.38%
2011$7.721.31%
2012$7.892.16%
2013$8.072.32%
2014$8.302.83%
2015$8.563.06%
2016$8.853.38%
2017$9.143.32%
2018$9.443.31%
2019$9.763.38%
2020$10.002.46%
2021$10.272.67%
2022$10.875.88%
2023$11.687.45%
2024$12.063.22%*

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

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Shelter was 32.577 in the year 1969 and 35.538 in 1970:

35.538 / 32.577 * $1 = $1.09

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1969 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.09 in 1970 (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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