Inflation in 2003 and its effect on dollar value
$1 in 2002 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1.03 in 2003. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.73% per year between 2002 and 2003, producing a cumulative price increase of 2.73%. Purchasing power decreased by 2.73% in 2003 compared to 2002. On average, you would have to spend 2.73% more money in 2003 than in 2002 for the same item.
This means that prices in 2003 are 1.03 times as high as average prices since 2002, according to the Bureau of Statistics consumer price index.
The inflation rate in 2002 was 3.08%. The inflation rate in 2003 was 2.73%. The 2003 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.60% per year between 2003 and 2024.
Inflation rate is calculated by change in the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI in 2003 was 79.00. It was 76.90 in the previous year, 2002. The difference in CPI between the years is used by the Bureau of Statistics to officially determine inflation.
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| Average inflation rate | 2.73% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $1.03 |
| Price difference $1 base | $0.03 |
| CPI in 2002 | 76.900 |
| CPI in 2003 | 79.000 |
| Inflation in 2002 | 3.08% |
| Inflation in 2003 | 2.73% |
| $1 in 2002 | $1.03 in 2003 |
How to calculate inflation rate for $1, 2002 to 2003
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 2002 and 2003:
CPI in 2003 CPI in 2002
×
2002 AUD value
=
2003 AUD value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The Australian CPI was 76.9 in the year 2002 and 79 in 2003:
7976.9
×
$1
=
$1.03
$1 in 2002 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $1.03 in 2003.
To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 2002 and 2003, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2003 - CPI in 2002CPI in 2002
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (1 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
79 - 76.976.9
×
100
=
3%
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: “Inflation Rate in 2003 | Australia Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 13 Dec. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/Australia-inflation-rate-in-2003.
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in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
| Average inflation rate | 2.73% |
| Converted amount $1 base | $1.03 |
| Price difference $1 base | $0.03 |
| CPI in 2002 | 76.900 |
| CPI in 2003 | 79.000 |
| Inflation in 2002 | 3.08% |
| Inflation in 2003 | 2.73% |
| $1 in 2002 | $1.03 in 2003 |