What is $100 in 2004 worth in 2005?

$100 in 2004 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 2005, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2004 and 2005?

Prices rose 3.4% in total between 2004 and 2005, an average of 3.39% per year.

How much is $1 in 2004 worth today?

$1 in 2004 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 2005. Equivalently, a 2005 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 2004.

U.S. inflation · 2004–2005

Value of $100 in 2004, adjusted to 2005

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2004 has the same buying power as

$103

in 2005

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.4%
Average inflation rate	3.39% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.39
CPI in 2004	188.9
CPI in 2005	195.3
Inflation in 2004	2.66%
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
$100 in 2004 → 2005	$103
$100 in 2005 → 2004	$96.72

What happened to prices between 2004 and 2005

Between 2004 and 2005, the Consumer Price Index went from 188.9 to 195.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.4%, which works out to an average of 3.39% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2004 bought what $0.97 buys in 2005.

Common amounts: 2004 dollars in 2005

Amount in 2004	Value in 2005
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.17
$10.00	$10.34
$20.00	$20.68
$50.00	$51.69
$100	$103
$500	$517
$1,000	$1,034
$5,000	$5,169
$10,000	$10,339
$100,000	$103,388
$1,000,000	$1,033,880

Inflation by spending category, 2004–2005

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2004 spending costs in 2005, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2004 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.39%	$103
Energy	16.97%	$117
Transportation	6.62%	$107
Medical care	4.22%	$104
Housing	3.27%	$103
Food	2.42%	$102
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.19%	$102
Education & communication	1.88%	$102
Recreation	0.74%	$101
Apparel	-0.75%	$99.25

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2004

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 2004
2004	188.9	2.7%	$100
2005	195.3	3.4%	$103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2004 to 2005: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2004-to-2005/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2004 to 2005. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2004-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.