Between 2005 and 2007, the Consumer Price Index went from 195.3 to 207.342.
Cumulatively, prices increased 6.2%, which works out to an average of
3.04% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2005 bought what
$0.94 buys in 2007.
Common amounts: 2005 dollars in 2007
Amount in 2005
Value in 2007
$1.00
$1.06
$5.00
$5.31
$10.00
$10.62
$20.00
$21.23
$50.00
$53.08
$100
$106
$500
$531
$1,000
$1,062
$5,000
$5,308
$10,000
$10,617
$100,000
$106,166
$1,000,000
$1,061,659
Inflation by spending category, 2005–2007
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this
period. Here is what $100 of 2005 spending costs in 2007, by category:
MLA: “Inflation from 2005 to 2007: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2005-to-2007/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2005 to 2007. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2005-to-2007/