What is $100 in 1999 worth in 2005?

$100 in 1999 has the purchasing power of about $117 in 2005, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1999 and 2005?

Prices rose 17.2% in total between 1999 and 2005, an average of 2.68% per year.

How much is $1 in 1999 worth today?

$1 in 1999 is equivalent to about $1.17 in 2005. Equivalently, a 2005 dollar buys what $0.85 bought in 1999.

U.S. inflation · 1999–2005

Value of $100 in 1999, adjusted to 2005

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1999 has the same buying power as

$117

in 2005

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	17.2%
Average inflation rate	2.68% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$117
Price difference ($100 base)	$17.23
CPI in 1999	166.6
CPI in 2005	195.3
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
$100 in 1999 → 2005	$117
$100 in 2005 → 1999	$85.30

What happened to prices between 1999 and 2005

Between 1999 and 2005, the Consumer Price Index went from 166.6 to 195.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 17.2%, which works out to an average of 2.68% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1999 bought what $0.85 buys in 2005.

Common amounts: 1999 dollars in 2005

Amount in 1999	Value in 2005
$1.00	$1.17
$5.00	$5.86
$10.00	$11.72
$20.00	$23.45
$50.00	$58.61
$100	$117
$500	$586
$1,000	$1,172
$5,000	$5,861
$10,000	$11,723
$100,000	$117,227
$1,000,000	$1,172,269

Inflation by spending category, 1999–2005

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1999 spending costs in 2005, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1999 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.68%	$117
Energy	8.83%	$166
Medical care	4.33%	$129
Transportation	3.15%	$120
Housing	3.00%	$119
Food	2.54%	$116
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.13%	$114
Education & communication	1.96%	$112
Recreation	1.17%	$107
Apparel	-1.56%	$91.01

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
2005	195.3	3.4%	$117

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1999 to 2005: $100 is worth $117 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2005/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1999 to 2005. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1999-to-2005/

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.