$1,000 in 2000 is worth $1,978 today (CPI)
$1,978
Updated June 1, 2026 · BLS / FRED (CPIAUCSL)
$1,000 in 2000 is worth $1,978.39 in today's dollars, adjusted by the official U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), which rose 98% since then. BLS/FRED data through June 1, 2026.
A thousand dollars in 2000 was a comfortable sum, the kind a household might save rather than spend lightly. Restated in today's dollars, it tracks the 2000s' generally modest inflation, even through the 2008 oil spike and the crisis that followed. The figure is purchasing power restated, not a return. It reveals only how a solid balance loses reach as prices climb across more than two decades.
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Year by year
| Year | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,031 |
| 2010 | $1,298 |
| 2020 | $1,543 |
| 2026 | $1,978 |
Selected milestones; the math uses every month of the official series.
Put differently: what cost $1,000 in 2000 costs $1,978.39 today. A dollar from 2000 buys only 51% of what it bought then — prices rose 98% over the period.
The 2000s averaged modest inflation despite an oil spike to $147 in 2008, ending in the deflationary scare of the financial crisis.
Frequently asked questions
How is the value of $1,000 from 2000 calculated?
We divide today's CPI-U index level by the 2000 level, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cumulative change is 98% — a factor of 1.98.
Which inflation measure is used?
CPI-U, the broadest official U.S. consumer price index (all urban consumers), the same series used by the BLS inflation calculator.
Does this include investment returns?
No. This is pure purchasing-power adjustment. Money invested in stocks or bonds over the same period would have grown far more than inflation.
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