What is $100 in 2001 worth in 2006?

$100 in 2001 has the purchasing power of about $114 in 2006, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2001 and 2006?

Prices rose 13.8% in total between 2001 and 2006, an average of 2.63% per year.

How much is $1 in 2001 worth today?

$1 in 2001 is equivalent to about $1.14 in 2006. Equivalently, a 2006 dollar buys what $0.88 bought in 2001.

U.S. inflation · 2001–2006

Value of $100 in 2001, adjusted to 2006

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2001 has the same buying power as

$114

in 2006

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	13.8%
Average inflation rate	2.63% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$114
Price difference ($100 base)	$13.83
CPI in 2001	177.1
CPI in 2006	201.6
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
Inflation in 2006	3.23%
$100 in 2001 → 2006	$114
$100 in 2006 → 2001	$87.85

What happened to prices between 2001 and 2006

Between 2001 and 2006, the Consumer Price Index went from 177.1 to 201.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 13.8%, which works out to an average of 2.63% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2001 bought what $0.88 buys in 2006.

Common amounts: 2001 dollars in 2006

Amount in 2001	Value in 2006
$1.00	$1.14
$5.00	$5.69
$10.00	$11.38
$20.00	$22.77
$50.00	$56.92
$100	$114
$500	$569
$1,000	$1,138
$5,000	$5,692
$10,000	$11,383
$100,000	$113,834
$1,000,000	$1,138,340

Inflation by spending category, 2001–2006

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2001 spending costs in 2006, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2001 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.63%	$114
Energy	8.78%	$152
Medical care	4.27%	$123
Transportation	3.23%	$117
Housing	2.87%	$115
Food	2.43%	$113
Education & communication	2.11%	$111
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.04%	$111
Recreation	1.12%	$106
Apparel	-1.26%	$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
2006	201.6	3.2%	$114

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2001 to 2006: $100 is worth $114 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2006/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2001 to 2006. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2006/

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.