$100 in 1958 is worth $104.75 in 1962

1.05× price rise

Average US inflation: 1.17% a year over 4 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 1960 (1.5%). Lowest: 1959 (0.9%).

Converter

1958	in 1962	1962 amount in 1958 money
$1	$1.05	$0.95
$10	$10.48	$9.55
$100	$104.75	$95.46
$1,000	$1,047.52	$954.63
$10,000	$10,475.23	$9,546.33
$100,000	$104,752.29	$95,463.31

Year by year (value of $100 from 1958)

Year	Value	Inflation
1958	$100.00
1959	$100.93	0.9%
1960	$102.44	1.5%
1961	$103.53	1.1%
1962	$104.75	1.2%

1958–1961 · 1958–1963 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1958 worth in 1962?

$100 in 1958 had about the same buying power as $104.75 in 1962, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1958 to 1962?

About 1.17% per year, compounding to a 4.8% total rise in prices over 4 years.

Which year between 1958 and 1962 had the highest inflation?

1960 saw the largest annual rise in the index (1.5%); the lowest was 1959 (0.9%).

Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard