$100 in 2001 is worth $188 in 2026,
because prices increased 87.6% over that period, an average of
2.55% a year.
$100 in 2001 has
the same buying power as
$188
in 2026
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
87.6%
Average inflation rate
2.55% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$188
Price difference ($100 base)
$87.60
CPI in 2001
177.1
CPI in 2026
332.243
Inflation in 2001
2.85%
Inflation in 2026
3.20%
$100 in 2001 → 2026
$188
$100 in 2026 → 2001
$53.30
Uses a partial-year average for the current year; updates with each CPI release.
What happened to prices between 2001 and 2026
Between 2001 and 2026, the Consumer Price Index went from 177.1 to 332.243.
Cumulatively, prices increased 87.6%, which works out to an average of
2.55% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2001 bought what
$0.53 buys in 2026: the 2001 dollar
lost 46.7% of its purchasing power over
these 25 years.
Inflation fell to 2.8% in 2001 from 3.4% the year before, as a recession that began in March
cut demand and gasoline slid to an average of $1.46 a gallon. The median household earned about
$42,200, roughly flat from 2000, and a new home cost about $175,200. The Federal Reserve cut its
policy rate 11 times over the year, from 6.5% to 1.75%, the lowest since 1961. After the
September 11 attacks, U.S. stock markets closed for four trading days, and air travel dropped
sharply until the following year. Congress had already passed a $1.35 trillion tax cut in June,
which included rebate checks of up to $600. The National Bureau of Economic Research dates the
recession’s end at November, but unemployment kept rising into 2003. A first-class stamp went to
34 cents in January, and the federal minimum wage stayed at $5.15. The Fed’s cuts were the
first step in a long period of very cheap borrowing that would fuel the housing boom.
Every 2001 amount converts to 2026 at the same ratio, 1.88: $1,000 becomes
$1,876, and $10,000 becomes $18,760.
Amount in 2001
Value in 2026
$1.00
$1.88
$5.00
$9.38
$10.00
$18.76
$20.00
$37.52
$50.00
$93.80
$100
$188
$500
$938
$1,000
$1,876
$5,000
$9,380
$10,000
$18,760
$100,000
$187,602
$1,000,000
$1,876,019
Inflation by spending category, 2001–2026
Between 2001 and 2026, energy rose the most, up 145.9%, while apparel rose the least, up 7.2%, against 87.6% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2001
spending costs in 2026, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2001 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.55%
$188
Energy
3.66%
$246
Medical care
3.15%
$217
Housing
2.87%
$203
Food
2.84%
$201
Transportation
2.51%
$186
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.39%
$181
Education & communication
1.37%
$140
Recreation
1.29%
$138
Apparel
0.28%
$107
Decade by decade: 2001 to 2026
Prices climbed fastest in the 2020s, averaging 4.25% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (1.73% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2001–2026 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2001, at end
2001–2010
2.34%
23.1%
$123
2010–2020
1.73%
18.7%
$146
2020–2026
4.25%
28.4%
$188
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2001
$100 from 2001 had already become $132 by
2013, on its way to $188 in 2026; each row shows the CPI, that
year's inflation rate, and the running value.
Within the span, inflation peaked at 8.0% in 2022, and prices fell 0.4% in 2009, the deepest deflation of the period.
In 2026, prices rose 3.2% and $100 from 2001 had the buying
power of $188; the year's average CPI of 332.243 is the level
behind every 2026 figure on this page.
Cite this page
MLA: “Inflation from 2001 to 2026: $100 is worth $188 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2026/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2001 to 2026. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2001-to-2026/