$100 in 2000 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+92.9% cumulative inflation · 2000–2026
Your $100 in 2000 would have the purchasing power of $192.94 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2000 had the same average buying power as $192.94 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 92.9% across this 26-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 48.2%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI-U). Individual expenses — housing, medical care, tuition — moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2000 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.93 |
| $5 | $9.65 |
| $10 | $19.29 |
| $20 | $38.59 |
| $50 | $96.47 |
| $100 | $192.94 |
| $500 | $964.70 |
| $1,000 | $1,929.40 |
| $10,000 | $19,293.99 |
| $100,000 | $192,939.93 |
Key facts about 2000
- Consumer prices rose 3.4% in 2000 — the 41st-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2000, Rent of primary residence rose the most: 116.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $1.51 in 2000 — about $2.91 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $0.91 in 2000 — about $1.76 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 2000, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $126.63 | +26.6% |
| 2020 | $150.30 | +50.3% |
| 2026 | $192.94 | +92.9% |
Monthly CPI in 2000
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 168.800 | 2.7% |
| February | 169.800 | 3.2% |
| March | 171.200 | 3.8% |
| April | 171.300 | 3.1% |
| May | 171.500 | 3.2% |
| June | 172.400 | 3.7% |
| July | 172.800 | 3.7% |
| August | 172.800 | 3.4% |
| September | 173.700 | 3.5% |
| October | 174.000 | 3.4% |
| November | 174.100 | 3.4% |
| December | 174.000 | 3.4% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2000: 172.200.
Verify this calculation
Series: CUUR0000SA0 (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, All Items, U.S. City Average; Not seasonally adjusted (NSA); base 1982-84=100).
Index (2000 annual average): 172.200 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.9294
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: BLS data finder.
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