What is $100 in 2002 worth in 2004?

$100 in 2002 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 2004, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2002 and 2004?

Prices rose 5.0% in total between 2002 and 2004, an average of 2.47% per year.

How much is $1 in 2002 worth today?

$1 in 2002 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 2004. Equivalently, a 2004 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 2002.

U.S. inflation · 2002–2004

Value of $100 in 2002, adjusted to 2004

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2002 has the same buying power as

$105

in 2004

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.0%
Average inflation rate	2.47% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.00
CPI in 2002	179.9
CPI in 2004	188.9
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
Inflation in 2004	2.66%
$100 in 2002 → 2004	$105
$100 in 2004 → 2002	$95.24

What happened to prices between 2002 and 2004

Between 2002 and 2004, the Consumer Price Index went from 179.9 to 188.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.0%, which works out to an average of 2.47% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2002 bought what $0.95 buys in 2004.

Common amounts: 2002 dollars in 2004

Amount in 2002	Value in 2004
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.25
$10.00	$10.50
$20.00	$21.00
$50.00	$52.50
$100	$105
$500	$525
$1,000	$1,050
$5,000	$5,250
$10,000	$10,500
$100,000	$105,003
$1,000,000	$1,050,028

Inflation by spending category, 2002–2004

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2002 spending costs in 2004, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2002 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.47%	$105
Energy	11.54%	$124
Medical care	4.20%	$109
Transportation	3.28%	$107
Food	2.80%	$106
Housing	2.52%	$105
Education & communication	1.70%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.59%	$103
Recreation	1.12%	$102
Apparel	-1.46%	$97.10

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
2004	188.9	2.7%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2002 to 2004: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-to-2004/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2002 to 2004. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-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.