U.S. inflation · 2000–2003

Value of $100 in 2000, adjusted to 2003

$100 in 2000 has the same buying power as

$107

in 2003

$100$103$10720002003$100 · 2000$107 · 2003
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change6.9%
Average inflation rate2.23% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)$107
Price difference ($100 base)$6.85
CPI in 2000172.2
CPI in 2003184
Inflation in 20003.36%
Inflation in 20032.28%
$100 in 20002003$107
$100 in 20032000$93.59

What happened to prices between 2000 and 2003

Between 2000 and 2003, the Consumer Price Index went from 172.2 to 184. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.9%, which works out to an average of 2.23% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2000 bought what $0.94 buys in 2003.

Common amounts: 2000 dollars in 2003

Amount in 2000Value in 2003
$1.00$1.07
$5.00$5.34
$10.00$10.69
$20.00$21.37
$50.00$53.43
$100$107
$500$534
$1,000$1,069
$5,000$5,343
$10,000$10,685
$100,000$106,852
$1,000,000$1,068,525

Inflation by spending category, 2000–2003

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2000 spending costs in 2003, by category:

Category Avg. yearly inflation $100 in 2000 →
All items (CPI-U) 2.23% $107
Medical care 4.44% $114
Energy 3.09% $110
Housing 2.90% $109
Food 2.37% $107
Education & communication 2.32% $107
Core (all items less food & energy) 2.14% $107
Recreation 1.34% $104
Transportation 0.93% $103
Apparel -2.29% $93.29

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
2003 184 2.3% $107

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2000 to 2003: $100 is worth $107 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2003/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2000 to 2003. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-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.