Inflation Record$100 in 2001 → Today (Australia)
Official data verified · CPI (ABS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0)
$197.88
+97.9% cumulative inflation · 2001–2026
Your $100 in 2001 would have the purchasing power of $197.88 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2001 had the same average buying power as $197.88 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 97.9% across this 25-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -49.5%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ABS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2001 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.98 |
| $5 | $9.89 |
| $10 | $19.79 |
| $20 | $39.58 |
| $50 | $98.94 |
| $100 | $197.88 |
| $500 | $989.42 |
| $1,000 | $1,978.84 |
| $10,000 | $19,788.44 |
| $100,000 | $197,884.43 |
Key facts about 2001
- Consumer prices rose 4.4% in 2001 — the 29th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2001 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2001, prices rose 33.0% in total.
$100 in 2001, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $133.03 | +33.0% |
| 2021 | $160.03 | +60.0% |
| 2026 | $197.88 | +97.9% |
Quarterly CPI in 2001
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 73.9 | 6.0% |
| Q2 | 74.5 | 6.1% |
| Q3 | 74.7 | 2.5% |
| Q4 | 75.4 | 3.1% |
Annual average for 2001: 74.625
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2001 annual average): 74.625 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.9788
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.