What is $100 in 2003 worth in 2007?

$100 in 2003 has the purchasing power of about $113 in 2007, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2003 and 2007?

Prices rose 12.7% in total between 2003 and 2007, an average of 3.03% per year.

How much is $1 in 2003 worth today?

$1 in 2003 is equivalent to about $1.13 in 2007. Equivalently, a 2007 dollar buys what $0.89 bought in 2003.

U.S. inflation · 2003–2007

Value of $100 in 2003, adjusted to 2007

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2003 has the same buying power as

$113

in 2007

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	12.7%
Average inflation rate	3.03% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$113
Price difference ($100 base)	$12.69
CPI in 2003	184
CPI in 2007	207.342
Inflation in 2003	2.28%
Inflation in 2007	2.85%
$100 in 2003 → 2007	$113
$100 in 2007 → 2003	$88.74

What happened to prices between 2003 and 2007

Between 2003 and 2007, the Consumer Price Index went from 184 to 207.342. Cumulatively, prices increased 12.7%, which works out to an average of 3.03% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2003 bought what $0.89 buys in 2007.

Common amounts: 2003 dollars in 2007

Amount in 2003	Value in 2007
$1.00	$1.13
$5.00	$5.63
$10.00	$11.27
$20.00	$22.54
$50.00	$56.34
$100	$113
$500	$563
$1,000	$1,127
$5,000	$5,634
$10,000	$11,269
$100,000	$112,686
$1,000,000	$1,126,859

Inflation by spending category, 2003–2007

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2003 spending costs in 2007, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2003 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.03%	$113
Energy	11.07%	$152
Medical care	4.26%	$118
Transportation	4.04%	$117
Housing	3.20%	$113
Food	3.04%	$113
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.19%	$109
Education & communication	2.16%	$109
Recreation	0.90%	$104
Apparel	-0.40%	$98.43

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
2006	201.6	3.2%	$110
2007	207.342	2.8%	$113

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2003 to 2007: $100 is worth $113 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2003-to-2007/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2003 to 2007. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2003-to-2007/

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.