What is $100 in 1996 worth in 2001?

$100 in 1996 has the purchasing power of about $113 in 2001, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1996 and 2001?

Prices rose 12.9% in total between 1996 and 2001, an average of 2.45% per year.

How much is $1 in 1996 worth today?

$1 in 1996 is equivalent to about $1.13 in 2001. Equivalently, a 2001 dollar buys what $0.89 bought in 1996.

U.S. inflation · 1996–2001

Value of $100 in 1996, adjusted to 2001

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1996 has the same buying power as

$113

in 2001

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	12.9%
Average inflation rate	2.45% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$113
Price difference ($100 base)	$12.87
CPI in 1996	156.9
CPI in 2001	177.1
Inflation in 1996	2.95%
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
$100 in 1996 → 2001	$113
$100 in 2001 → 1996	$88.59

What happened to prices between 1996 and 2001

Between 1996 and 2001, the Consumer Price Index went from 156.9 to 177.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 12.9%, which works out to an average of 2.45% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1996 bought what $0.89 buys in 2001.

Common amounts: 1996 dollars in 2001

Amount in 1996	Value in 2001
$1.00	$1.13
$5.00	$5.64
$10.00	$11.29
$20.00	$22.57
$50.00	$56.44
$100	$113
$500	$564
$1,000	$1,129
$5,000	$5,644
$10,000	$11,287
$100,000	$112,874
$1,000,000	$1,128,744

Inflation by spending category, 1996–2001

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1996 spending costs in 2001, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1996 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.45%	$113
Medical care	3.63%	$120
Energy	3.27%	$117
Housing	2.91%	$115
Food	2.46%	$113
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.36%	$112
Education & communication	2.00%	$110
Transportation	1.53%	$108
Recreation	1.49%	$108
Apparel	-0.68%	$96.66

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1996

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1996
1996	156.9	3.0%	$100
1997	160.5	2.3%	$102
1998	163	1.6%	$104
1999	166.6	2.2%	$106
2000	172.2	3.4%	$110
2001	177.1	2.8%	$113

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1996 to 2001: $100 is worth $113 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1996-to-2001/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1996 to 2001. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1996-to-2001/

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U annual averages (series CUUR0000SA0; category indexes listed on the data sources page). See how these numbers are calculated.