What is $100 in 1998 worth in 2002?

$100 in 1998 has the purchasing power of about $110 in 2002, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1998 and 2002?

Prices rose 10.4% in total between 1998 and 2002, an average of 2.50% per year.

How much is $1 in 1998 worth today?

$1 in 1998 is equivalent to about $1.10 in 2002. Equivalently, a 2002 dollar buys what $0.91 bought in 1998.

U.S. inflation · 1998–2002

Value of $100 in 1998, adjusted to 2002

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1998 has the same buying power as

$110

in 2002

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	10.4%
Average inflation rate	2.50% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$110
Price difference ($100 base)	$10.37
CPI in 1998	163
CPI in 2002	179.9
Inflation in 1998	1.56%
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
$100 in 1998 → 2002	$110
$100 in 2002 → 1998	$90.61

What happened to prices between 1998 and 2002

Between 1998 and 2002, the Consumer Price Index went from 163 to 179.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 10.4%, which works out to an average of 2.50% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1998 bought what $0.91 buys in 2002.

Common amounts: 1998 dollars in 2002

Amount in 1998	Value in 2002
$1.00	$1.10
$5.00	$5.52
$10.00	$11.04
$20.00	$22.07
$50.00	$55.18
$100	$110
$500	$552
$1,000	$1,104
$5,000	$5,518
$10,000	$11,037
$100,000	$110,368
$1,000,000	$1,103,681

Inflation by spending category, 1998–2002

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1998 spending costs in 2002, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1998 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.50%	$110
Energy	4.28%	$118
Medical care	4.22%	$118
Housing	2.97%	$112
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.38%	$110
Food	2.33%	$110
Transportation	1.94%	$108
Education & communication	1.84%	$108
Recreation	1.24%	$105
Apparel	-1.74%	$93.23

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
2002	179.9	1.6%	$110

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1998 to 2002: $100 is worth $110 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1998-to-2002/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1998 to 2002. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1998-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.