What is $100 in 2001 worth in 2004?

$100 in 2001 has the purchasing power of about $107 in 2004, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2001 and 2004?

Prices rose 6.7% in total between 2001 and 2004, an average of 2.17% per year.

How much is $1 in 2001 worth today?

$1 in 2001 is equivalent to about $1.07 in 2004. Equivalently, a 2004 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 2001.

U.S. inflation · 2001–2004

Value of $100 in 2001, adjusted to 2004

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2001 has the same buying power as

$107

in 2004

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	6.7%
Average inflation rate	2.17% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$107
Price difference ($100 base)	$6.66
CPI in 2001	177.1
CPI in 2004	188.9
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
Inflation in 2004	2.66%
$100 in 2001 → 2004	$107
$100 in 2004 → 2001	$93.75

What happened to prices between 2001 and 2004

Between 2001 and 2004, the Consumer Price Index went from 177.1 to 188.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.7%, which works out to an average of 2.17% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2001 bought what $0.94 buys in 2004.

Common amounts: 2001 dollars in 2004

Amount in 2001	Value in 2004
$1.00	$1.07
$5.00	$5.33
$10.00	$10.67
$20.00	$21.33
$50.00	$53.33
$100	$107
$500	$533
$1,000	$1,067
$5,000	$5,333
$10,000	$10,666
$100,000	$106,663
$1,000,000	$1,066,629

Inflation by spending category, 2001–2004

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2001 spending costs in 2004, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2001 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.17%	$107
Energy	5.40%	$117
Medical care	4.36%	$114
Food	2.46%	$108
Housing	2.42%	$107
Education & communication	1.99%	$106
Transportation	1.87%	$106
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.85%	$106
Recreation	1.16%	$104
Apparel	-1.84%	$94.58

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
2004	188.9	2.7%	$107

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2001 to 2004: $100 is worth $107 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2004/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2001 to 2004. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2004/

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.