Inflation Record$100 in 2003 → 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)
$187.04
+87.0% cumulative inflation · 2003–2026
Your $100 in 2003 would have the purchasing power of $187.04 in Australia today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2003 had the same average buying power as $187.04 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 87.0% across this 23-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar changed by -46.5%.
- 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 2003 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.87 |
| $5 | $9.35 |
| $10 | $18.70 |
| $20 | $37.41 |
| $50 | $93.52 |
| $100 | $187.04 |
| $500 | $935.22 |
| $1,000 | $1,870.44 |
| $10,000 | $18,704.40 |
| $100,000 | $187,044.03 |
Key facts about 2003
- Consumer prices rose 2.7% in 2003 — the 49th-largest annual increase in the 1949–2026 record.
- 2003 is in the quarterly-CPI era: its annual average is the mean of the year's four quarterly indexes.
- In the decade after 2003, prices rose 31.1% in total.
$100 in 2003, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $131.10 | +31.1% |
| 2023 | $170.27 | +70.3% |
| 2026 | $187.04 | +87.0% |
Quarterly CPI in 2003
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 78.6 | 3.3% |
| Q2 | 78.6 | 2.6% |
| Q3 | 79.1 | 2.6% |
| Q4 | 79.5 | 2.4% |
Annual average for 2003: 78.950
Verify this calculation
Series: All groups CPI, weighted average of eight capital cities (6401.0); base 2011-12=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2003 annual average): 78.950 · Index (2026 annual average): 147.671 · Ratio: 1.8704
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.