What is $100 in 1999 worth in 2001?

$100 in 1999 has the purchasing power of about $106 in 2001, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1999 and 2001?

Prices rose 6.3% in total between 1999 and 2001, an average of 3.10% per year.

How much is $1 in 1999 worth today?

$1 in 1999 is equivalent to about $1.06 in 2001. Equivalently, a 2001 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 1999.

U.S. inflation · 1999–2001

Value of $100 in 1999, adjusted to 2001

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1999 has the same buying power as

$106

in 2001

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	6.3%
Average inflation rate	3.10% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$106
Price difference ($100 base)	$6.30
CPI in 1999	166.6
CPI in 2001	177.1
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
$100 in 1999 → 2001	$106
$100 in 2001 → 1999	$94.07

What happened to prices between 1999 and 2001

Between 1999 and 2001, the Consumer Price Index went from 166.6 to 177.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.3%, which works out to an average of 3.10% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1999 bought what $0.94 buys in 2001.

Common amounts: 1999 dollars in 2001

Amount in 1999	Value in 2001
$1.00	$1.06
$5.00	$5.32
$10.00	$10.63
$20.00	$21.26
$50.00	$53.15
$100	$106
$500	$532
$1,000	$1,063
$5,000	$5,315
$10,000	$10,630
$100,000	$106,303
$1,000,000	$1,063,025

Inflation by spending category, 1999–2001

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1999 spending costs in 2001, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1999 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.10%	$106
Energy	10.13%	$121
Medical care	4.34%	$109
Housing	3.74%	$108
Transportation	3.37%	$107
Food	2.71%	$105
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.54%	$105
Education & communication	1.96%	$104
Recreation	1.41%	$103
Apparel	-1.54%	$96.95

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1999

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1999
1999	166.6	2.2%	$100
2000	172.2	3.4%	$103
2001	177.1	2.8%	$106

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1999 to 2001: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2001/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1999 to 2001. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-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.