What is $100 in 2002 worth in 2006?

$100 in 2002 has the purchasing power of about $112 in 2006, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2002 and 2006?

Prices rose 12.1% in total between 2002 and 2006, an average of 2.89% per year.

How much is $1 in 2002 worth today?

$1 in 2002 is equivalent to about $1.12 in 2006. Equivalently, a 2006 dollar buys what $0.89 bought in 2002.

U.S. inflation · 2002–2006

Value of $100 in 2002, adjusted to 2006

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2002 has the same buying power as

$112

in 2006

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	12.1%
Average inflation rate	2.89% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$112
Price difference ($100 base)	$12.06
CPI in 2002	179.9
CPI in 2006	201.6
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
Inflation in 2006	3.23%
$100 in 2002 → 2006	$112
$100 in 2006 → 2002	$89.24

What happened to prices between 2002 and 2006

Between 2002 and 2006, the Consumer Price Index went from 179.9 to 201.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 12.1%, which works out to an average of 2.89% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2002 bought what $0.89 buys in 2006.

Common amounts: 2002 dollars in 2006

Amount in 2002	Value in 2006
$1.00	$1.12
$5.00	$5.60
$10.00	$11.21
$20.00	$22.41
$50.00	$56.03
$100	$112
$500	$560
$1,000	$1,121
$5,000	$5,603
$10,000	$11,206
$100,000	$112,062
$1,000,000	$1,120,623

Inflation by spending category, 2002–2006

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2002 spending costs in 2006, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2002 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.89%	$112
Energy	12.78%	$162
Transportation	4.29%	$118
Medical care	4.16%	$118
Housing	3.03%	$113
Food	2.59%	$111
Education & communication	2.00%	$108
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.96%	$108
Recreation	1.09%	$104
Apparel	-0.92%	$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
2006	201.6	3.2%	$112

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2002 to 2006: $100 is worth $112 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-to-2006/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2002 to 2006. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2002-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.