What is $100 in 1997 worth in 2005?

$100 in 1997 has the purchasing power of about $122 in 2005, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1997 and 2005?

Prices rose 21.7% in total between 1997 and 2005, an average of 2.48% per year.

How much is $1 in 1997 worth today?

$1 in 1997 is equivalent to about $1.22 in 2005. Equivalently, a 2005 dollar buys what $0.82 bought in 1997.

U.S. inflation · 1997–2005

Value of $100 in 1997, adjusted to 2005

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1997 has the same buying power as

$122

in 2005

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	21.7%
Average inflation rate	2.48% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$122
Price difference ($100 base)	$21.68
CPI in 1997	160.5
CPI in 2005	195.3
Inflation in 1997	2.29%
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
$100 in 1997 → 2005	$122
$100 in 2005 → 1997	$82.18

What happened to prices between 1997 and 2005

Between 1997 and 2005, the Consumer Price Index went from 160.5 to 195.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 21.7%, which works out to an average of 2.48% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1997 bought what $0.82 buys in 2005.

Common amounts: 1997 dollars in 2005

Amount in 1997	Value in 2005
$1.00	$1.22
$5.00	$6.08
$10.00	$12.17
$20.00	$24.34
$50.00	$60.84
$100	$122
$500	$608
$1,000	$1,217
$5,000	$6,084
$10,000	$12,168
$100,000	$121,682
$1,000,000	$1,216,822

Inflation by spending category, 1997–2005

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1997 spending costs in 2005, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1997 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.48%	$122
Energy	5.95%	$159
Medical care	4.09%	$138
Housing	2.81%	$125
Food	2.44%	$121
Transportation	2.36%	$121
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.15%	$119
Education & communication	1.82%	$116
Recreation	1.18%	$110
Apparel	-1.32%	$89.92

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
2003	184	2.3%	$115
2004	188.9	2.7%	$118
2005	195.3	3.4%	$122

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1997 to 2005: $100 is worth $122 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1997-to-2005/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1997 to 2005. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1997-to-2005/

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.