Medical care services priced at $1 in 1999 $1.04 in 2000

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Prices for Medical Care Services, 1999-2000 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 4.29% higher in 2000 versus 1999 (a $0.04 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2000: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.29% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $1 in the year 1999 would cost $1.04 in 2000 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.38% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.

In the year 1999: Pricing changed by 3.35%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care services during the 1999-2000 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for medical care services was higher.

Price Inflation for Medical care services since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (12.60%), 1982 (11.86%), and 1980 (11.28%).

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Buying power of $1.00 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $1 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1999$1.003.35%
2000$1.044.29%
2001$1.094.79%
2002$1.155.07%
2003$1.204.47%
2004$1.265.02%
2005$1.324.78%
2006$1.374.14%
2007$1.455.33%
2008$1.514.24%
2009$1.563.21%
2010$1.613.50%
2011$1.663.06%
2012$1.733.90%
2013$1.783.10%
2014$1.822.38%
2015$1.872.45%
2016$1.943.91%
2017$1.992.43%
2018$2.032.17%
2019$2.103.54%
2020$2.214.94%
2021$2.251.86%
2022$2.344.29%
2023$2.34-0.35%
2024$2.371.61%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Medical care services:

Year193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI8.2758.3178.4008.4008.4808.5008.5208.7609.2409.6209.88010.48011.38012.14012.54012.84013.48014.36014.84015.28015.76016.31517.01517.86218.72319.49220.20820.87721.49222.01522.70023.92326.00827.92330.17732.32334.67735.93837.53841.37746.59251.26256.35461.23167.18574.76282.77792.592100.677106.731113.177121.908129.954138.338148.892162.677177.085190.523202.915213.415224.185232.408239.077246.800255.062266.015278.762292.885305.969321.331336.677350.615369.302384.943397.299411.208423.810440.341454.007464.798476.171494.766506.804517.805536.142562.650573.096597.710595.636605.209

Adjust medical care services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2000 / CPI in 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2000 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Medical care services was 255.062 in the year 1999 and 266.015 in 2000:

266.015 / 255.062 * $1 = $1.04

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $1.04 in 2000 (in the CPI category of Medical care services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Medical care services in 1935. In addition to medical care services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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