U.S. inflation · 2000–2002

Value of $100 in 2000, adjusted to 2002

$100 in 2000 has the same buying power as

$104

in 2002

$100$102$104200020012002$100 · 2000$104 · 2002
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change4.5%
Average inflation rate2.21% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)$104
Price difference ($100 base)$4.47
CPI in 2000172.2
CPI in 2002179.9
Inflation in 20003.36%
Inflation in 20021.58%
$100 in 20002002$104
$100 in 20022000$95.72

What happened to prices between 2000 and 2002

Between 2000 and 2002, the Consumer Price Index went from 172.2 to 179.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 4.5%, which works out to an average of 2.21% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2000 bought what $0.96 buys in 2002.

Common amounts: 2000 dollars in 2002

Amount in 2000Value in 2002
$1.00$1.04
$5.00$5.22
$10.00$10.45
$20.00$20.89
$50.00$52.24
$100$104
$500$522
$1,000$1,045
$5,000$5,224
$10,000$10,447
$100,000$104,472
$1,000,000$1,044,715

Inflation by spending category, 2000–2002

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2000 spending costs in 2002, by category:

Category Avg. yearly inflation $100 in 2000 →
All items (CPI-U) 2.21% $104
Medical care 4.65% $110
Housing 3.11% $106
Education & communication 2.60% $105
Core (all items less food & energy) 2.51% $105
Food 2.47% $105
Recreation 1.39% $103
Transportation -0.13% $99.74
Energy -1.17% $97.67
Apparel -2.18% $95.68

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2000

Year CPI Inflation rate $100 from 2000
2000 172.2 3.4% $100
2001 177.1 2.8% $103
2002 179.9 1.6% $104

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2000 to 2002: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2002/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2000 to 2002. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-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.