What is $100 in 1993 worth in 1994?

$100 in 1993 has the purchasing power of about $103 in 1994, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1993 and 1994?

Prices rose 2.6% in total between 1993 and 1994, an average of 2.56% per year.

How much is $1 in 1993 worth today?

$1 in 1993 is equivalent to about $1.03 in 1994. Equivalently, a 1994 dollar buys what $0.98 bought in 1993.

U.S. inflation · 1993–1994

Value of $100 in 1993, adjusted to 1994

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1993 has the same buying power as

$103

in 1994

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	2.6%
Average inflation rate	2.56% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$103
Price difference ($100 base)	$2.56
CPI in 1993	144.5
CPI in 1994	148.2
Inflation in 1993	2.99%
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
$100 in 1993 → 1994	$103
$100 in 1994 → 1993	$97.50

What happened to prices between 1993 and 1994

Between 1993 and 1994, the Consumer Price Index went from 144.5 to 148.2. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.6%, which works out to an average of 2.56% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1993 bought what $0.98 buys in 1994.

Common amounts: 1993 dollars in 1994

Amount in 1993	Value in 1994
$1.00	$1.03
$5.00	$5.13
$10.00	$10.26
$20.00	$20.51
$50.00	$51.28
$100	$103
$500	$513
$1,000	$1,026
$5,000	$5,128
$10,000	$10,256
$100,000	$102,561
$1,000,000	$1,025,606

Inflation by spending category, 1993–1994

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1993 spending costs in 1994, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1993 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.56%	$103
Medical care	4.77%	$105
Education & communication	3.86%	$104
Transportation	2.99%	$103
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.83%	$103
Housing	2.55%	$103
Food	2.41%	$102
Recreation	2.21%	$102
Energy	0.38%	$100
Apparel	-0.22%	$99.78

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1993

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

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1993 to 1994: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-1994/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1993 to 1994. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-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.