What is $100 in 2002 worth in 2003?

$100 in 2002 has the purchasing power of about $102 in 2003, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2002 and 2003?

Prices rose 2.3% in total between 2002 and 2003, an average of 2.28% per year.

How much is $1 in 2002 worth today?

$1 in 2002 is equivalent to about $1.02 in 2003. Equivalently, a 2003 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 2002.

U.S. inflation · 2002–2003

Value of $100 in 2002, adjusted to 2003

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2002 has the same buying power as

$102

in 2003

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.3%
Average inflation rate	2.28% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$102
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.28
CPI in 2002	179.9
CPI in 2003	184
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
Inflation in 2003	2.28%
$100 in 2002 → 2003	$102
$100 in 2003 → 2002	$97.77

What happened to prices between 2002 and 2003

Between 2002 and 2003, the Consumer Price Index went from 179.9 to 184. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.3%, which works out to an average of 2.28% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2002 bought what $0.98 buys in 2003.

Common amounts: 2002 dollars in 2003

Amount in 2002	Value in 2003
$1.00	$1.02
$5.00	$5.11
$10.00	$10.23
$20.00	$20.46
$50.00	$51.14
$100	$102
$500	$511
$1,000	$1,023
$5,000	$5,114
$10,000	$10,228
$100,000	$102,279
$1,000,000	$1,022,790

Inflation by spending category, 2002–2003

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2002 spending costs in 2003, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2002 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.28%	$102
Energy	12.16%	$112
Medical care	4.03%	$104
Transportation	3.07%	$103
Housing	2.50%	$102
Food	2.16%	$102
Education & communication	1.76%	$102
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.42%	$101
Recreation	1.22%	$101
Apparel	-2.50%	$97.50

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2002

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 2002
2002	179.9	1.6%	$100
2003	184	2.3%	$102

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2002 to 2003: $100 is worth $102 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-to-2003/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2002 to 2003. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-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.