Inflation Record$100 in 2002 → Today
Official data verified · U.S. CPI-U · Annual average · NSA · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · Series CUUR0000SA0
+84.7% cumulative inflation · 2002–2026
Your $100 in 2002 would have the purchasing power of $184.71 today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: $100 in 2002 had the same average buying power as $184.71 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 84.7% across this 24-year span; the purchasing power of a dollar fell by 45.9%.
- 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 2002 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $1.85 |
| $5 | $9.24 |
| $10 | $18.47 |
| $20 | $36.94 |
| $50 | $92.35 |
| $100 | $184.71 |
| $500 | $923.54 |
| $1,000 | $1,847.07 |
| $10,000 | $18,470.75 |
| $100,000 | $184,707.47 |
Key facts about 2002
- Consumer prices rose 1.6% in 2002 — the 77th-largest annual increase in the 1913–2026 record.
- Among the major categories tracked since 2002, Rent of primary residence rose the most: 99.7% cumulatively to 2025.
- A gallon of regular gasoline averaged $1.36 in 2002 — about $2.51 in 2026 dollars.
- A dozen large eggs averaged $1.03 in 2002 — about $1.91 in 2026 dollars.
$100 in 2002, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $127.64 | +27.6% |
| 2022 | $162.70 | +62.7% |
| 2026 | $184.71 | +84.7% |
Monthly CPI in 2002
| Month | CPI-U index | Change vs same month, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 177.100 | 1.1% |
| February | 177.800 | 1.1% |
| March | 178.800 | 1.5% |
| April | 179.800 | 1.6% |
| May | 179.800 | 1.2% |
| June | 179.900 | 1.1% |
| July | 180.100 | 1.5% |
| August | 180.700 | 1.8% |
| September | 181.000 | 1.5% |
| October | 181.300 | 2.0% |
| November | 181.300 | 2.2% |
| December | 180.900 | 2.4% |
Annual average CPI-U for 2002: 179.875.
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 (2002 annual average): 179.875 · Index (2026 annual average): 332.243 · Ratio: 1.8471
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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