What is $100 in 2005 worth in 2006?

$100 in 2005 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 2006, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 2005 and 2006?

Prices rose 3.2% in total between 2005 and 2006, an average of 3.23% per year.

How much is $1 in 2005 worth today?

$1 in 2005 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 2006. Equivalently, a 2006 dollar buys what $0.97 bought in 2005.

U.S. inflation · 2005–2006

Value of $100 in 2005, adjusted to 2006

Amount From year To year

$100 in 2005 has the same buying power as

$103

in 2006

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	3.2%
Average inflation rate	3.23% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$3.23
CPI in 2005	195.3
CPI in 2006	201.6
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
Inflation in 2006	3.23%
$100 in 2005 → 2006	$103
$100 in 2006 → 2005	$96.88

What happened to prices between 2005 and 2006

Between 2005 and 2006, the Consumer Price Index went from 195.3 to 201.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 3.2%, which works out to an average of 3.23% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2005 bought what $0.97 buys in 2006.

Common amounts: 2005 dollars in 2006

Amount in 2005	Value in 2006
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.16
$10.00	$10.32
$20.00	$20.65
$50.00	$51.61
$100	$103
$500	$516
$1,000	$1,032
$5,000	$5,161
$10,000	$10,323
$100,000	$103,226
$1,000,000	$1,032,258

Inflation by spending category, 2005–2006

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 2005 spending costs in 2006, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 2005 →
All items (CPI-U)	3.23%	$103
Energy	11.18%	$111
Transportation	4.03%	$104
Medical care	4.02%	$104
Housing	3.83%	$104
Education & communication	2.73%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.49%	$102
Food	2.36%	$102
Recreation	1.37%	$101
Apparel	0.00%	$100

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2005

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 2005
2005	195.3	3.4%	$100
2006	201.6	3.2%	$103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 2005 to 2006: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2005-to-2006/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2005 to 2006. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2005-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.