$100 in 1959 → $787.60 in 2012 | US inflation 1959

Average US inflation: 3.97% a year over 53 years. Prices first doubled by 1977. Highest year: 1980 (13.5%). Lowest: 2009 (-0.3%).

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1959	in 2012	2012 amount in 1959 money
$1	$7.88	$0.13
$10	$78.76	$1.27
$100	$787.60	$12.70
$1,000	$7,876.02	$126.97
$10,000	$78,760.23	$1,269.68
$100,000	$787,602.34	$12,696.76

1959

in 2012

2012 amount in 1959 money

$7.88

$0.13

$10

$78.76

$1.27

$100

$787.60

$12.70

$1,000

$7,876.02

$126.97

$10,000

$78,760.23

$1,269.68

$100,000

$787,602.34

$12,696.76

Year by year (value of $100 from 1959)

Year	Value	Inflation
1959	$100.00
1960	$101.49	1.5%
1961	$102.58	1.1%
1962	$103.79	1.2%
1963	$105.09	1.3%
1964	$106.48	1.3%
1965	$108.16	1.6%
1966	$111.39	3.0%
1967	$114.49	2.8%
1968	$119.35	4.2%
1969	$125.84	5.4%
1970	$133.25	5.9%
1971	$138.88	4.2%
1972	$143.42	3.3%
1973	$152.40	6.3%
1974	$169.18	11.0%
1975	$184.65	9.1%
1976	$195.31	5.8%
1977	$207.95	6.5%
1978	$223.81	7.6%
1979	$249.00	11.3%
1980	$282.62	13.5%
1981	$311.95	10.4%
1982	$331.16	6.2%
1983	$341.62	3.2%
1984	$356.55	4.4%
1985	$369.13	3.5%
1986	$376.30	1.9%
1987	$389.77	3.6%
1988	$405.75	4.1%
1989	$425.19	4.8%
1990	$448.23	5.4%
1991	$467.12	4.2%
1992	$481.33	3.0%
1993	$495.63	3.0%
1994	$508.49	2.6%
1995	$522.76	2.8%
1996	$538.11	2.9%
1997	$550.69	2.3%
1998	$559.21	1.5%
1999	$571.47	2.2%
2000	$590.71	3.4%
2001	$607.35	2.8%
2002	$617.04	1.6%
2003	$631.22	2.3%
2004	$648.06	2.7%
2005	$669.87	3.4%
2006	$691.45	3.2%
2007	$711.30	2.9%
2008	$738.44	3.8%
2009	$736.07	-0.3%
2010	$748.12	1.6%
2011	$771.61	3.1%
2012	$787.60	2.1%

Year

Value

Inflation

1959

$100.00

1960

$101.49

1.5%

1961

$102.58

1.1%

1962

$103.79

1.2%

1963

$105.09

1.3%

1964

$106.48

1.3%

1965

$108.16

1.6%

1966

$111.39

3.0%

1967

$114.49

2.8%

1968

$119.35

4.2%

1969

$125.84

5.4%

1970

$133.25

5.9%

1971

$138.88

4.2%

1972

$143.42

3.3%

1973

$152.40

6.3%

1974

$169.18

11.0%

1975

$184.65

9.1%

1976

$195.31

5.8%

1977

$207.95

6.5%

1978

$223.81

7.6%

1979

$249.00

11.3%

1980

$282.62

13.5%

1981

$311.95

10.4%

1982

$331.16

6.2%

1983

$341.62

3.2%

1984

$356.55

4.4%

1985

$369.13

3.5%

1986

$376.30

1.9%

1987

$389.77

3.6%

1988

$405.75

4.1%

1989

$425.19

4.8%

1990

$448.23

5.4%

1991

$467.12

4.2%

1992

$481.33

3.0%

1993

$495.63

3.0%

1994

$508.49

2.6%

1995

$522.76

2.8%

1996

$538.11

2.9%

1997

$550.69

2.3%

1998

$559.21

1.5%

1999

$571.47

2.2%

2000

$590.71

3.4%

2001

$607.35

2.8%

2002

$617.04

1.6%

2003

$631.22

2.3%

2004

$648.06

2.7%

2005

$669.87

3.4%

2006

$691.45

3.2%

2007

$711.30

2.9%

2008

$738.44

3.8%

2009

$736.07

-0.3%

2010

$748.12

1.6%

2011

$771.61

3.1%

2012

$787.60

2.1%

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How much is $100 from 1959 worth in 2012?

$100 in 1959 had about the same buying power as $787.60 in 2012, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1959 to 2012?

About 3.97% per year, compounding to a 687.6% total rise in prices over 53 years.

Which year between 1959 and 2012 had the highest inflation?

1980 saw the largest annual rise in the index (13.5%); the lowest was 2009 (-0.3%).

$100 in 1959 is worth $787.60 in 2012

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Which year between 1959 and 2012 had the highest inflation?