What is $100 in 1999 worth in 2002?

$100 in 1999 has the purchasing power of about $108 in 2002, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1999 and 2002?

Prices rose 8.0% in total between 1999 and 2002, an average of 2.59% per year.

How much is $1 in 1999 worth today?

$1 in 1999 is equivalent to about $1.08 in 2002. Equivalently, a 2002 dollar buys what $0.93 bought in 1999.

U.S. inflation · 1999–2002

Value of $100 in 1999, adjusted to 2002

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1999 has the same buying power as

$108

in 2002

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	8.0%
Average inflation rate	2.59% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$108
Price difference ($100 base)	$7.98
CPI in 1999	166.6
CPI in 2002	179.9
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
$100 in 1999 → 2002	$108
$100 in 2002 → 1999	$92.61

What happened to prices between 1999 and 2002

Between 1999 and 2002, the Consumer Price Index went from 166.6 to 179.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 8.0%, which works out to an average of 2.59% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1999 bought what $0.93 buys in 2002.

Common amounts: 1999 dollars in 2002

Amount in 1999	Value in 2002
$1.00	$1.08
$5.00	$5.40
$10.00	$10.80
$20.00	$21.60
$50.00	$53.99
$100	$108
$500	$540
$1,000	$1,080
$5,000	$5,399
$10,000	$10,798
$100,000	$107,983
$1,000,000	$1,079,832

Inflation by spending category, 1999–2002

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1999 spending costs in 2002, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1999 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.59%	$108
Energy	4.51%	$114
Medical care	4.45%	$114
Housing	3.23%	$110
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.48%	$108
Food	2.40%	$107
Education & communication	2.16%	$107
Transportation	1.92%	$106
Recreation	1.35%	$104
Apparel	-1.89%	$94.44

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
2002	179.9	1.6%	$108

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1999 to 2002: $100 is worth $108 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2002/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1999 to 2002. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-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.