What is $100 in 2001 worth in 2005?

$100 in 2001 has the purchasing power of about $110 in 2005, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2001 and 2005?

Prices rose 10.3% in total between 2001 and 2005, an average of 2.48% per year.

How much is $1 in 2001 worth today?

$1 in 2001 is equivalent to about $1.10 in 2005. Equivalently, a 2005 dollar buys what $0.91 bought in 2001.

U.S. inflation · 2001–2005

Value of $100 in 2001, adjusted to 2005

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2001 has the same buying power as

$110

in 2005

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	10.3%
Average inflation rate	2.48% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$110
Price difference ($100 base)	$10.28
CPI in 2001	177.1
CPI in 2005	195.3
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
$100 in 2001 → 2005	$110
$100 in 2005 → 2001	$90.68

What happened to prices between 2001 and 2005

Between 2001 and 2005, the Consumer Price Index went from 177.1 to 195.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 10.3%, which works out to an average of 2.48% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2001 bought what $0.91 buys in 2005.

Common amounts: 2001 dollars in 2005

Amount in 2001	Value in 2005
$1.00	$1.10
$5.00	$5.51
$10.00	$11.03
$20.00	$22.06
$50.00	$55.14
$100	$110
$500	$551
$1,000	$1,103
$5,000	$5,514
$10,000	$11,028
$100,000	$110,277
$1,000,000	$1,102,767

Inflation by spending category, 2001–2005

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2001 spending costs in 2005, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2001 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.48%	$110
Energy	8.18%	$137
Medical care	4.33%	$118
Transportation	3.03%	$113
Housing	2.63%	$111
Food	2.45%	$110
Education & communication	1.96%	$108
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.93%	$108
Recreation	1.06%	$104
Apparel	-1.57%	$93.87

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
2005	195.3	3.4%	$110

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2001 to 2005: $100 is worth $110 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2005/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2001 to 2005. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2005/

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.