Inflation Record
$100 in 2001 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+87.6% cumulative inflation · 2001–2026
Your $100 in 2001 would have the purchasing power of $187.64 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2001 had the same average buying power as $187.64 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 87.6% across this 25-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 46.7%.
- 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 2001 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.88 |
| $5 | $9.38 |
| $10 | $18.76 |
| $20 | $37.53 |
| $50 | $93.82 |
| $100 | $187.64 |
| $500 | $938.18 |
| $1,000 | $1,876.37 |
| $10,000 | $18,763.70 |
| $100,000 | $187,636.99 |
Key facts about 2001
- Consumer prices rose 2.8% in 2001 — the 54th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2001, Rent of primary residence rose the most: 107.5% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $1.46 in 2001 — about $2.74 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $0.93 in 2001 — about $1.74 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 2001, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $127.04 | +27.0% |
| 2021 | $153.03 | +53.0% |
| 2026 | $187.64 | +87.6% |
Monthly CPI in 2001
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 175.100 | 3.7% |
| February | 175.800 | 3.5% |
| March | 176.200 | 2.9% |
| April | 176.900 | 3.3% |
| May | 177.700 | 3.6% |
| June | 178.000 | 3.2% |
| July | 177.500 | 2.7% |
| August | 177.500 | 2.7% |
| September | 178.300 | 2.6% |
| October | 177.700 | 2.1% |
| November | 177.400 | 1.9% |
| December | 176.700 | 1.6% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2001: 177.067.
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 (2001 annual average): 177.067 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.8764
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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