$1 in 2000 is worth $0.96 in 1999

Value of $1 from 2000 to 1999

$1 in 2000 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $0.96 in 1999. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 4.53% per year between 1999 and 2000, producing a cumulative price increase of -4.34%.

This means that prices in 1999 are 4.34% lower than average prices since 2000, according to the Bureau of Statistics consumer price index.

The inflation rate in 1999 was 1.48%. The inflation rate in 2000 was 4.53%. The 2000 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.69% per year between 2000 and 2024.


Inflation from 2000 to 1999
Average inflation rate4.53%
Converted amount
$1 base
$0.96
Price difference
$1 base
$-0.04
CPI in 200071.500
CPI in 199968.400
Inflation in 19991.48%
Inflation in 20004.53%
$1 in 2000$0.96 in 1999

Recent AUD inflation
Annual Rate, the Bureau of Statistics CPI
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How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 1999 to 2000

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1999 and 2000:

CPI in 1999 CPI in 2000
×
2000 AUD value
=
1999 AUD value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 71.5 in the year 2000 and 68.4 in 1999:

68.471.5
×
$1
=
$0.96

$1 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $0.96 in 1999.

To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 1999 and 2000, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1999 - CPI in 2000CPI in 2000
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

68.4 - 71.571.5
×
100
=
-4%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the government of Australia's annual (CPI) as provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The consumer price index was established in 1922 and is tracked by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$1 in 2000 → 1999 | Australia Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/2000-AUD-in-1999?amount=1.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.

in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.


Ian Webster

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 2000 to 1999
Average inflation rate4.53%
Converted amount
$1 base
$0.96
Price difference
$1 base
$-0.04
CPI in 200071.500
CPI in 199968.400
Inflation in 19991.48%
Inflation in 20004.53%
$1 in 2000$0.96 in 1999