What is $100 in 1997 worth in 2002?

$100 in 1997 has the purchasing power of about $112 in 2002, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1997 and 2002?

Prices rose 12.1% in total between 1997 and 2002, an average of 2.31% per year.

How much is $1 in 1997 worth today?

$1 in 1997 is equivalent to about $1.12 in 2002. Equivalently, a 2002 dollar buys what $0.89 bought in 1997.

U.S. inflation · 1997–2002

Value of $100 in 1997, adjusted to 2002

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1997 has the same buying power as

$112

in 2002

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	12.1%
Average inflation rate	2.31% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$112
Price difference ($100 base)	$12.09
CPI in 1997	160.5
CPI in 2002	179.9
Inflation in 1997	2.29%
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
$100 in 1997 → 2002	$112
$100 in 2002 → 1997	$89.22

What happened to prices between 1997 and 2002

Between 1997 and 2002, the Consumer Price Index went from 160.5 to 179.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 12.1%, which works out to an average of 2.31% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1997 bought what $0.89 buys in 2002.

Common amounts: 1997 dollars in 2002

Amount in 1997	Value in 2002
$1.00	$1.12
$5.00	$5.60
$10.00	$11.21
$20.00	$22.42
$50.00	$56.04
$100	$112
$500	$560
$1,000	$1,121
$5,000	$5,604
$10,000	$11,209
$100,000	$112,087
$1,000,000	$1,120,872

Inflation by spending category, 1997–2002

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1997 spending costs in 2002, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1997 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.31%	$112
Medical care	4.01%	$122
Housing	2.83%	$115
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.36%	$112
Food	2.30%	$112
Education & communication	1.86%	$110
Energy	1.77%	$109
Recreation	1.29%	$107
Transportation	1.16%	$106
Apparel	-1.38%	$93.30

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1997

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1997
1997	160.5	2.3%	$100
1998	163	1.6%	$102
1999	166.6	2.2%	$104
2000	172.2	3.4%	$107
2001	177.1	2.8%	$110
2002	179.9	1.6%	$112

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1997 to 2002: $100 is worth $112 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1997-to-2002/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1997 to 2002. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1997-to-2002/

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.