What is $100 in 2003 worth in 2005?

$100 in 2003 has the purchasing power of about $106 in 2005, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2003 and 2005?

Prices rose 6.1% in total between 2003 and 2005, an average of 3.02% per year.

How much is $1 in 2003 worth today?

$1 in 2003 is equivalent to about $1.06 in 2005. Equivalently, a 2005 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 2003.

U.S. inflation · 2003–2005

Value of $100 in 2003, adjusted to 2005

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2003 has the same buying power as

$106

in 2005

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	6.1%
Average inflation rate	3.02% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$106
Price difference ($100 base)	$6.14
CPI in 2003	184
CPI in 2005	195.3
Inflation in 2003	2.28%
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
$100 in 2003 → 2005	$106
$100 in 2005 → 2003	$94.21

What happened to prices between 2003 and 2005

Between 2003 and 2005, the Consumer Price Index went from 184 to 195.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 6.1%, which works out to an average of 3.02% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2003 bought what $0.94 buys in 2005.

Common amounts: 2003 dollars in 2005

Amount in 2003	Value in 2005
$1.00	$1.06
$5.00	$5.31
$10.00	$10.61
$20.00	$21.23
$50.00	$53.07
$100	$106
$500	$531
$1,000	$1,061
$5,000	$5,307
$10,000	$10,614
$100,000	$106,141
$1,000,000	$1,061,413

Inflation by spending category, 2003–2005

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2003 spending costs in 2005, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2003 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.02%	$106
Energy	13.91%	$130
Transportation	5.04%	$110
Medical care	4.30%	$109
Food	2.93%	$106
Housing	2.91%	$106
Core (all items less food & energy)	1.97%	$104
Education & communication	1.76%	$104
Recreation	0.88%	$102
Apparel	-0.58%	$98.84

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2003

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 2003
2003	184	2.3%	$100
2004	188.9	2.7%	$103
2005	195.3	3.4%	$106

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2003 to 2005: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2003-to-2005/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2003 to 2005. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2003-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.