$100 in 2000 is worth $135 in 2013,
because prices increased 35.3% over that period, an average of
2.35% a year.
$100 in 2000 has
the same buying power as
$135
in 2013
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
35.3%
Average inflation rate
2.35% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$135
Price difference ($100 base)
$35.28
CPI in 2000
172.2
CPI in 2013
232.957
Inflation in 2000
3.36%
Inflation in 2013
1.46%
$100 in 2000 → 2013
$135
$100 in 2013 → 2000
$73.92
What happened to prices between 2000 and 2013
Between 2000 and 2013, the Consumer Price Index went from 172.2 to 232.957.
Cumulatively, prices increased 35.3%, which works out to an average of
2.35% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2000 bought what
$0.74 buys in 2013: the 2000 dollar
lost 26.1% of its purchasing power over
these 13 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 2013 at the same ratio, 1.35: $1,000 becomes
$1,353, and $10,000 becomes $13,528.
Amount in 2000
Value in 2013
$1.00
$1.35
$5.00
$6.76
$10.00
$13.53
$20.00
$27.06
$50.00
$67.64
$100
$135
$500
$676
$1,000
$1,353
$5,000
$6,764
$10,000
$13,528
$100,000
$135,283
$1,000,000
$1,352,828
Inflation by spending category, 2000–2013
Between 2000 and 2013, energy rose the most, up 96.2%, while apparel fell 1.7%, against 35.3% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2000
spending costs in 2013, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2000 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.35%
$135
Energy
5.32%
$196
Medical care
3.83%
$163
Transportation
2.72%
$142
Food
2.69%
$141
Housing
2.28%
$134
Education & communication
2.19%
$133
Core (all items less food & energy)
1.98%
$129
Recreation
0.85%
$112
Apparel
-0.13%
$98.31
Decade by decade: 2000 to 2013
Prices climbed fastest in the 2000s, averaging 2.39% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (2.23% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2000–2013 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2000, at end
2000–2010
2.39%
26.6%
$127
2010–2013
2.23%
6.8%
$135
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2000
$100 from 2000 had already become $117 by
2006, on its way to $135 in 2013; 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 2013, prices rose 1.5% and $100 from 2000 had the buying
power of $135; the year's average CPI of 232.957 is the level
behind every 2013 figure on this page.
2013 was a low-inflation year with a lot of noise around the Federal Reserve.
Consumer prices rose 1.5%, below the Fed’s 2% target, and gasoline eased to an
average of $3.51 a gallon. Housing was the exception: the median new home sold
for about $268,900, up sharply from $245,200 in 2012, as the market recovered
from its post-crisis bottom.
The Fed dominated the news. Chairman Ben Bernanke’s May comments about slowing
bond purchases pushed long-term interest rates up by roughly a percentage
point that summer, and mortgages became more expensive within weeks. In
December the Fed finally announced a first small cut to its purchases while
promising to keep short-term rates near zero for a long time.
Washington added its own disruption. A 16-day government shutdown in October
delayed data releases and left a hole in that month’s CPI collection. Median
household income was reported at $53,585, the federal minimum wage stayed at
$7.25, and a first-class stamp cost 46 cents. The decade’s pattern was taking
shape: slow price growth, ultra-low interest rates, and a labor market that
improved gradually.
MLA: “Inflation from 2000 to 2013: $100 is worth $135 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2013/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2000 to 2013. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2000-to-2013/