What is $100 in 1999 worth in 2004?

$100 in 1999 has the purchasing power of about $113 in 2004, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1999 and 2004?

Prices rose 13.4% in total between 1999 and 2004, an average of 2.54% per year.

How much is $1 in 1999 worth today?

$1 in 1999 is equivalent to about $1.13 in 2004. Equivalently, a 2004 dollar buys what $0.88 bought in 1999.

U.S. inflation · 1999–2004

Value of $100 in 1999, adjusted to 2004

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1999 has the same buying power as

$113

in 2004

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	13.4%
Average inflation rate	2.54% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$113
Price difference ($100 base)	$13.39
CPI in 1999	166.6
CPI in 2004	188.9
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
Inflation in 2004	2.66%
$100 in 1999 → 2004	$113
$100 in 2004 → 1999	$88.19

What happened to prices between 1999 and 2004

Between 1999 and 2004, the Consumer Price Index went from 166.6 to 188.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 13.4%, which works out to an average of 2.54% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1999 bought what $0.88 buys in 2004.

Common amounts: 1999 dollars in 2004

Amount in 1999	Value in 2004
$1.00	$1.13
$5.00	$5.67
$10.00	$11.34
$20.00	$22.68
$50.00	$56.69
$100	$113
$500	$567
$1,000	$1,134
$5,000	$5,669
$10,000	$11,339
$100,000	$113,385
$1,000,000	$1,133,854

Inflation by spending category, 1999–2004

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1999 spending costs in 2004, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1999 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.54%	$113
Energy	7.27%	$142
Medical care	4.35%	$124
Housing	2.95%	$116
Food	2.56%	$113
Transportation	2.47%	$113
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.12%	$111
Education & communication	1.98%	$110
Recreation	1.26%	$106
Apparel	-1.72%	$91.70

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
2004	188.9	2.7%	$113

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1999 to 2004: $100 is worth $113 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2004/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1999 to 2004. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2004/

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.