What is $100 in 2001 worth in 2003?

$100 in 2001 has the purchasing power of about $104 in 2003, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2001 and 2003?

Prices rose 3.9% in total between 2001 and 2003, an average of 1.93% per year.

How much is $1 in 2001 worth today?

$1 in 2001 is equivalent to about $1.04 in 2003. Equivalently, a 2003 dollar buys what $0.96 bought in 2001.

U.S. inflation · 2001–2003

Value of $100 in 2001, adjusted to 2003

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2001 has the same buying power as

$104

in 2003

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.9%
Average inflation rate	1.93% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$104
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.90
CPI in 2001	177.1
CPI in 2003	184
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
Inflation in 2003	2.28%
$100 in 2001 → 2003	$104
$100 in 2003 → 2001	$96.25

What happened to prices between 2001 and 2003

Between 2001 and 2003, the Consumer Price Index went from 177.1 to 184. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.9%, which works out to an average of 1.93% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2001 bought what $0.96 buys in 2003.

Common amounts: 2001 dollars in 2003

Amount in 2001	Value in 2003
$1.00	$1.04
$5.00	$5.19
$10.00	$10.39
$20.00	$20.78
$50.00	$51.95
$100	$104
$500	$519
$1,000	$1,039
$5,000	$5,195
$10,000	$10,390
$100,000	$103,896
$1,000,000	$1,038,961

Inflation by spending category, 2001–2003

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2001 spending costs in 2003, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2001 →
All items (CPI-U)	1.93%	$104
Medical care	4.36%	$109
Energy	2.75%	$106
Housing	2.35%	$105
Education & communication	2.16%	$104
Food	1.97%	$104
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.89%	$104
Recreation	1.23%	$102
Transportation	1.06%	$102
Apparel	-2.55%	$94.97

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2001

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 2001
2001	177.1	2.8%	$100
2002	179.9	1.6%	$102
2003	184	2.3%	$104

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2001 to 2003: $100 is worth $104 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2003/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2001 to 2003. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-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.