Between 2006 and 2007, the Consumer Price Index went from 201.6 to 207.342.
Cumulatively, prices increased 2.8%, which works out to an average of
2.85% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2006 bought what
$0.97 buys in 2007.
Common amounts: 2006 dollars in 2007
Amount in 2006
Value in 2007
$1.00
$1.03
$5.00
$5.14
$10.00
$10.28
$20.00
$20.57
$50.00
$51.42
$100
$103
$500
$514
$1,000
$1,028
$5,000
$5,142
$10,000
$10,285
$100,000
$102,848
$1,000,000
$1,028,482
Inflation by spending category, 2006–2007
The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this
period. Here is what $100 of 2006 spending costs in 2007, by category:
MLA: “Inflation from 2006 to 2007: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2006-to-2007/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2006 to 2007. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2006-to-2007/