$100 in 1996 is worth $112.87 in 2001

1.13× price rise

Average US inflation: 2.45% a year over 5 years. Prices did not double in this span. Highest year: 2000 (3.4%). Lowest: 1998 (1.5%).

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1996	in 2001	2001 amount in 1996 money
$1	$1.13	$0.89
$10	$11.29	$8.86
$100	$112.87	$88.60
$1,000	$1,128.67	$886.00
$10,000	$11,286.72	$8,859.97
$100,000	$112,867.24	$88,599.67

Year by year (value of $100 from 1996)

Year	Value	Inflation
1996	$100.00
1997	$102.34	2.3%
1998	$103.92	1.5%
1999	$106.20	2.2%
2000	$109.78	3.4%
2001	$112.87	2.8%

1996–2000 · 1996–2002 · All years

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How much is $100 from 1996 worth in 2001?

$100 in 1996 had about the same buying power as $112.87 in 2001, based on US consumer price index data.

What was the average inflation rate in US from 1996 to 2001?

About 2.45% per year, compounding to a 12.9% total rise in prices over 5 years.

Which year between 1996 and 2001 had the highest inflation?

2000 saw the largest annual rise in the index (3.4%); the lowest was 1998 (1.5%).

Historical statistics for education only. Not investment advice. US CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (public domain), annual averages; 2026 = Sep 2026 index. India CPI: World Bank WDI FP.CPI.TOTL (source IMF IFS), licensed CC BY 4.0. INR/USD: Federal Reserve Board H.10. Sources & method · Embed this calculator · BacktestCard