$100 in 2000 is worth $127 in 2010,
because prices increased 26.6% over that period, an average of
2.39% a year.
$100 in 2000 has
the same buying power as
$127
in 2010
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
26.6%
Average inflation rate
2.39% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$127
Price difference ($100 base)
$26.63
CPI in 2000
172.2
CPI in 2010
218.056
Inflation in 2000
3.36%
Inflation in 2010
1.64%
$100 in 2000 → 2010
$127
$100 in 2010 → 2000
$78.97
What happened to prices between 2000 and 2010
Between 2000 and 2010, the Consumer Price Index went from 172.2 to 218.056.
Cumulatively, prices increased 26.6%, which works out to an average of
2.39% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2000 bought what
$0.79 buys in 2010: the 2000 dollar
lost 21.0% of its purchasing power over
these 10 years.
Inflation ran at 3.4% in 2000, the highest annual rate since 1991, as an economy growing
above 4% and a rise in oil prices pushed the CPI up. The median household earned about
$42,100, gas averaged $1.51 a gallon, and a new home cost roughly $169,000. The Federal
Reserve had raised interest rates six times since mid-1999 and stopped at 6.5% in May. By
then the stock market had already turned: the Nasdaq hit its record of 5,048 on March 10 and
lost about 39% of its value by December. Consumer prices did not reflect the slowdown yet,
which is why the Fed held rates high through the year even as technology companies began to
fail. In October, Congress granted China permanent normal trade relations, a decision that
would help hold down the price of manufactured goods for years. A first-class stamp cost 33
cents and the federal minimum wage was $5.15. The recession of 2001 brought inflation back
down.
Every 2000 amount converts to 2010 at the same ratio, 1.27: $1,000 becomes
$1,266, and $10,000 becomes $12,663.
Amount in 2000
Value in 2010
$1.00
$1.27
$5.00
$6.33
$10.00
$12.66
$20.00
$25.33
$50.00
$63.31
$100
$127
$500
$633
$1,000
$1,266
$5,000
$6,331
$10,000
$12,663
$100,000
$126,630
$1,000,000
$1,266,295
Inflation by spending category, 2000–2010
Between 2000 and 2010, energy rose the most, up 69.7%, while apparel fell 7.8%, against 26.6% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2000
spending costs in 2010, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2000 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.39%
$127
Energy
5.43%
$170
Medical care
4.06%
$149
Food
2.73%
$131
Housing
2.46%
$128
Education & communication
2.40%
$127
Transportation
2.35%
$126
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.02%
$122
Recreation
0.93%
$110
Apparel
-0.81%
$92.21
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2000
$100 from 2000 had already become $113 by
2005, on its way to $127 in 2010; each row shows the CPI, that
year's inflation rate, and the running value.
Within the span, inflation peaked at 3.8% in 2008, and prices fell 0.4% in 2009, the deepest deflation of the period.
In 2010, prices rose 1.6% and $100 from 2000 had the buying
power of $127; the year's average CPI of 218.056 is the level
behind every 2010 figure on this page.
2010 was a year of recovery without much price pressure. The CPI rose 1.6%, a
return to growth after 2009’s deflation, with gasoline averaging $2.78 a
gallon as energy prices climbed back from their recession lows. Housing costs
barely moved: millions of foreclosed and vacant homes kept rents soft, and the
median new home sold for about $221,800. The federal minimum wage stayed at
$7.25, the level set in July 2009, and a first-class stamp cost 44 cents.
The Federal Reserve was more worried about too little inflation than too
much. Its policy rate sat at 0–0.25%, and in November it announced a further
$600 billion of Treasury purchases to hold down long-term borrowing costs.
Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act in July to tighten financial regulation,
while a 110 billion euro rescue of Greece in May showed that the crisis had
moved from American mortgages to European government debt. For anyone
comparing dollars across the decade, 2010 is a useful baseline: prices were
still close to their 2008 levels, and the years ahead brought a slow, steady
climb.
MLA: “Inflation from 2000 to 2010: $100 is worth $127 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2010/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2000 to 2010. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2010/