$100 in 2006 is worth $116 in 2013,
because prices increased 15.6% over that period, an average of
2.09% a year.
$100 in 2006 has
the same buying power as
$116
in 2013
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
15.6%
Average inflation rate
2.09% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$116
Price difference ($100 base)
$15.55
CPI in 2006
201.6
CPI in 2013
232.957
Inflation in 2006
3.23%
Inflation in 2013
1.46%
$100 in 2006 → 2013
$116
$100 in 2013 → 2006
$86.54
What happened to prices between 2006 and 2013
Between 2006 and 2013, the Consumer Price Index went from 201.6 to 232.957.
Cumulatively, prices increased 15.6%, which works out to an average of
2.09% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 2006 bought what
$0.87 buys in 2013: the 2006 dollar
lost 13.5% of its purchasing power over
these 7 years.
Inflation was 3.2% in 2006 and gasoline averaged $2.59 a gallon, up 29 cents from 2005. The
median household earned about $48,200 and the median new home cost $246,500, a gain of about
2% after a 13% jump in 2004 and 9% in 2005. National home prices, by the S&P/Case-Shiller
index, peaked in mid-2006. Ben Bernanke replaced Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve chair on
February 1, and on June 29 the Fed raised its policy rate to 5.25%, the last of 17 straight
quarter-point increases. It held there for over a year. A first-class stamp rose to 39 cents in
January, and the federal minimum wage was $5.15 for the ninth full year in a row.
Every 2006 amount converts to 2013 at the same ratio, 1.16: $1,000 becomes
$1,156, and $10,000 becomes $11,555.
Amount in 2006
Value in 2013
$1.00
$1.16
$5.00
$5.78
$10.00
$11.56
$20.00
$23.11
$50.00
$57.78
$100
$116
$500
$578
$1,000
$1,156
$5,000
$5,778
$10,000
$11,555
$100,000
$115,554
$1,000,000
$1,155,541
Inflation by spending category, 2006–2013
Between 2006 and 2013, medical care rose the most, up 26.5%, while recreation rose the least, up 3.9%, against 15.6% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 2006
spending costs in 2013, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 2006 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.09%
$116
Medical care
3.41%
$126
Energy
3.14%
$124
Food
2.81%
$121
Transportation
2.66%
$120
Education & communication
2.19%
$116
Core (all items less food & energy)
1.83%
$114
Housing
1.62%
$112
Apparel
0.92%
$107
Recreation
0.55%
$104
Decade by decade: 2006 to 2013
Prices climbed fastest in the 2010s, averaging 2.23% a year, and slowest in the 2000s (1.98% a year). Each step below chains into the full 2006–2013 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 2006, at end
2006–2010
1.98%
8.2%
$108
2010–2013
2.23%
6.8%
$116
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 2006
$100 from 2006 had already become $106 by
2009, on its way to $116 in 2013; each row shows the CPI, that
year's inflation rate, and the running value.
Within the span, inflation peaked at 3.8% in 2008, and prices fell 0.4% in 2009, the deepest deflation of the period.
In 2013, prices rose 1.5% and $100 from 2006 had the buying
power of $116; the year's average CPI of 232.957 is the level
behind every 2013 figure on this page.
2013 was a low-inflation year with a lot of noise around the Federal Reserve.
Consumer prices rose 1.5%, below the Fed’s 2% target, and gasoline eased to an
average of $3.51 a gallon. Housing was the exception: the median new home sold
for about $268,900, up sharply from $245,200 in 2012, as the market recovered
from its post-crisis bottom.
The Fed dominated the news. Chairman Ben Bernanke’s May comments about slowing
bond purchases pushed long-term interest rates up by roughly a percentage
point that summer, and mortgages became more expensive within weeks. In
December the Fed finally announced a first small cut to its purchases while
promising to keep short-term rates near zero for a long time.
Washington added its own disruption. A 16-day government shutdown in October
delayed data releases and left a hole in that month’s CPI collection. Median
household income was reported at $53,585, the federal minimum wage stayed at
$7.25, and a first-class stamp cost 46 cents. The decade’s pattern was taking
shape: slow price growth, ultra-low interest rates, and a labor market that
improved gradually.
MLA: “Inflation from 2006 to 2013: $100 is worth $116 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2006-to-2013/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 2006 to 2013. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/2006-to-2013/