What is $100 in 2002 worth in 2005?

$100 in 2002 has the purchasing power of about $109 in 2005, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2002 and 2005?

Prices rose 8.6% in total between 2002 and 2005, an average of 2.78% per year.

How much is $1 in 2002 worth today?

$1 in 2002 is equivalent to about $1.09 in 2005. Equivalently, a 2005 dollar buys what $0.92 bought in 2002.

U.S. inflation · 2002–2005

Value of $100 in 2002, adjusted to 2005

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2002 has the same buying power as

$109

in 2005

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	8.6%
Average inflation rate	2.78% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$109
Price difference ($100 base)	$8.56
CPI in 2002	179.9
CPI in 2005	195.3
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
$100 in 2002 → 2005	$109
$100 in 2005 → 2002	$92.11

What happened to prices between 2002 and 2005

Between 2002 and 2005, the Consumer Price Index went from 179.9 to 195.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 8.6%, which works out to an average of 2.78% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2002 bought what $0.92 buys in 2005.

Common amounts: 2002 dollars in 2005

Amount in 2002	Value in 2005
$1.00	$1.09
$5.00	$5.43
$10.00	$10.86
$20.00	$21.71
$50.00	$54.28
$100	$109
$500	$543
$1,000	$1,086
$5,000	$5,428
$10,000	$10,856
$100,000	$108,560
$1,000,000	$1,085,603

Inflation by spending category, 2002–2005

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2002 spending costs in 2005, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2002 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.78%	$109
Energy	13.32%	$146
Transportation	4.38%	$114
Medical care	4.21%	$113
Housing	2.77%	$109
Food	2.67%	$108
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.79%	$105
Education & communication	1.76%	$105
Recreation	0.99%	$103
Apparel	-1.22%	$96.37

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
2005	195.3	3.4%	$109

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2002 to 2005: $100 is worth $109 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-to-2005/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2002 to 2005. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-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.