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 2000
Value 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:
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/