What is $100 in 1992 worth in 1994?

$100 in 1992 has the purchasing power of about $106 in 1994, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1992 and 1994?

Prices rose 5.6% in total between 1992 and 1994, an average of 2.78% per year.

How much is $1 in 1992 worth today?

$1 in 1992 is equivalent to about $1.06 in 1994. Equivalently, a 1994 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1992.

U.S. inflation · 1992–1994

Value of $100 in 1992, adjusted to 1994

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1992 has the same buying power as

$106

in 1994

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.6%
Average inflation rate	2.78% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$106
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.63
CPI in 1992	140.3
CPI in 1994	148.2
Inflation in 1992	3.01%
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
$100 in 1992 → 1994	$106
$100 in 1994 → 1992	$94.67

What happened to prices between 1992 and 1994

Between 1992 and 1994, the Consumer Price Index went from 140.3 to 148.2. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.6%, which works out to an average of 2.78% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1992 bought what $0.95 buys in 1994.

Common amounts: 1992 dollars in 1994

Amount in 1992	Value in 1994
$1.00	$1.06
$5.00	$5.28
$10.00	$10.56
$20.00	$21.13
$50.00	$52.82
$100	$106
$500	$528
$1,000	$1,056
$5,000	$5,282
$10,000	$10,563
$100,000	$105,631
$1,000,000	$1,056,308

Inflation by spending category, 1992–1994

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1992 spending costs in 1994, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1992 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.78%	$106
Medical care	5.35%	$111
Core (all items less food & energy)	3.08%	$106
Transportation	3.04%	$106
Housing	2.62%	$105
Food	2.29%	$105
Energy	0.77%	$102
Apparel	0.57%	$101

Not shown because the BLS began these indexes after 1992: recreation (1993–), education & communication (1993–).

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1992

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1992
1992	140.3	3.0%	$100
1993	144.5	3.0%	$103
1994	148.2	2.6%	$106

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1992 to 1994: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1992-to-1994/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1992 to 1994. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1992-to-1994/

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U annual averages (series CUUR0000SA0; category indexes listed on the data sources page). See how these numbers are calculated.