What is $100 in 1999 worth in 2003?

$100 in 1999 has the purchasing power of about $110 in 2003, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1999 and 2003?

Prices rose 10.4% in total between 1999 and 2003, an average of 2.51% per year.

How much is $1 in 1999 worth today?

$1 in 1999 is equivalent to about $1.10 in 2003. Equivalently, a 2003 dollar buys what $0.91 bought in 1999.

U.S. inflation · 1999–2003

Value of $100 in 1999, adjusted to 2003

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1999 has the same buying power as

$110

in 2003

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	10.4%
Average inflation rate	2.51% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$110
Price difference ($100 base)	$10.44
CPI in 1999	166.6
CPI in 2003	184
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
Inflation in 2003	2.28%
$100 in 1999 → 2003	$110
$100 in 2003 → 1999	$90.54

What happened to prices between 1999 and 2003

Between 1999 and 2003, the Consumer Price Index went from 166.6 to 184. Cumulatively, prices increased 10.4%, which works out to an average of 2.51% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1999 bought what $0.91 buys in 2003.

Common amounts: 1999 dollars in 2003

Amount in 1999	Value in 2003
$1.00	$1.10
$5.00	$5.52
$10.00	$11.04
$20.00	$22.09
$50.00	$55.22
$100	$110
$500	$552
$1,000	$1,104
$5,000	$5,522
$10,000	$11,044
$100,000	$110,444
$1,000,000	$1,104,442

Inflation by spending category, 1999–2003

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1999 spending costs in 2003, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1999 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.51%	$110
Energy	6.38%	$128
Medical care	4.35%	$119
Housing	3.05%	$113
Food	2.34%	$110
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.21%	$109
Transportation	2.21%	$109
Education & communication	2.06%	$108
Recreation	1.32%	$105
Apparel	-2.04%	$92.08

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
2003	184	2.3%	$110

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1999 to 2003: $100 is worth $110 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2003/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1999 to 2003. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2003/

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.