What is $100 in 1998 worth in 2001?

$100 in 1998 has the purchasing power of about $109 in 2001, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1998 and 2001?

Prices rose 8.7% in total between 1998 and 2001, an average of 2.80% per year.

How much is $1 in 1998 worth today?

$1 in 1998 is equivalent to about $1.09 in 2001. Equivalently, a 2001 dollar buys what $0.92 bought in 1998.

U.S. inflation · 1998–2001

Value of $100 in 1998, adjusted to 2001

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1998 has the same buying power as

$109

in 2001

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	8.7%
Average inflation rate	2.80% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$109
Price difference ($100 base)	$8.65
CPI in 1998	163
CPI in 2001	177.1
Inflation in 1998	1.56%
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
$100 in 1998 → 2001	$109
$100 in 2001 → 1998	$92.04

What happened to prices between 1998 and 2001

Between 1998 and 2001, the Consumer Price Index went from 163 to 177.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 8.7%, which works out to an average of 2.80% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1998 bought what $0.92 buys in 2001.

Common amounts: 1998 dollars in 2001

Amount in 1998	Value in 2001
$1.00	$1.09
$5.00	$5.43
$10.00	$10.87
$20.00	$21.73
$50.00	$54.33
$100	$109
$500	$543
$1,000	$1,087
$5,000	$5,433
$10,000	$10,865
$100,000	$108,650
$1,000,000	$1,086,503

Inflation by spending category, 1998–2001

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1998 spending costs in 2001, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1998 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.80%	$109
Energy	7.91%	$126
Medical care	4.06%	$113
Housing	3.22%	$110
Transportation	2.90%	$109
Food	2.51%	$108
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.38%	$107
Education & communication	1.60%	$105
Recreation	1.24%	$104
Apparel	-1.45%	$95.71

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1998

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1998
1998	163	1.6%	$100
1999	166.6	2.2%	$102
2000	172.2	3.4%	$106
2001	177.1	2.8%	$109

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1998 to 2001: $100 is worth $109 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1998-to-2001/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1998 to 2001. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1998-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.