3.20× price rise
Average India inflation: 7.08% a year over 17 years. Prices first doubled by 1973. Highest year: 1974 (28.6%). Lowest: 1976 (-7.6%).
| 1961 | in 1978 | 1978 amount in 1961 money |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1 | ₹3.20 | ₹0.31 |
| ₹10 | ₹32.01 | ₹3.12 |
| ₹100 | ₹320.14 | ₹31.24 |
| ₹1,000 | ₹3,201.44 | ₹312.36 |
| ₹10,000 | ₹32,014.39 | ₹3,123.60 |
| ₹100,000 | ₹320,143.90 | ₹31,235.95 |
| Year | Value | Inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ₹100.00 | |
| 1962 | ₹103.63 | 3.6% |
| 1963 | ₹106.69 | 2.9% |
| 1964 | ₹120.93 | 13.4% |
| 1965 | ₹132.39 | 9.5% |
| 1966 | ₹146.69 | 10.8% |
| 1967 | ₹165.85 | 13.1% |
| 1968 | ₹171.22 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | ₹170.22 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | ₹178.89 | 5.1% |
| 1971 | ₹184.40 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | ₹196.28 | 6.4% |
| 1973 | ₹229.53 | 16.9% |
| 1974 | ₹295.17 | 28.6% |
| 1975 | ₹312.14 | 5.7% |
| 1976 | ₹288.31 | -7.6% |
| 1977 | ₹312.27 | 8.3% |
| 1978 | ₹320.14 | 2.5% |
1961–1977 · 1961–1979 · All years
₹100 in 1961 had about the same buying power as ₹320.14 in 1978, based on India consumer price index data.
About 7.08% per year, compounding to a 220.1% total rise in prices over 17 years.
1974 saw the largest annual rise in the index (28.6%); the lowest was 1976 (-7.6%).