What is $100 in 1993 worth in 1995?

$100 in 1993 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1995, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1993 and 1995?

Prices rose 5.5% in total between 1993 and 1995, an average of 2.70% per year.

How much is $1 in 1993 worth today?

$1 in 1993 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1995. Equivalently, a 1995 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1993.

U.S. inflation · 1993–1995

Value of $100 in 1993, adjusted to 1995

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1993 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1995

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.5%
Average inflation rate	2.70% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.47
CPI in 1993	144.5
CPI in 1995	152.4
Inflation in 1993	2.99%
Inflation in 1995	2.83%
$100 in 1993 → 1995	$105
$100 in 1995 → 1993	$94.82

What happened to prices between 1993 and 1995

Between 1993 and 1995, the Consumer Price Index went from 144.5 to 152.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.5%, which works out to an average of 2.70% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1993 bought what $0.95 buys in 1995.

Common amounts: 1993 dollars in 1995

Amount in 1993	Value in 1995
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.27
$10.00	$10.55
$20.00	$21.09
$50.00	$52.73
$100	$105
$500	$527
$1,000	$1,055
$5,000	$5,273
$10,000	$10,547
$100,000	$105,467
$1,000,000	$1,054,671

Inflation by spending category, 1993–1995

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1993 spending costs in 1995, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1993 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.70%	$105
Medical care	4.63%	$109
Education & communication	3.84%	$108
Transportation	3.28%	$107
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.91%	$106
Food	2.63%	$105
Housing	2.55%	$105
Recreation	2.07%	$104
Energy	0.48%	$101
Apparel	-0.64%	$98.73

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
1995	152.4	2.8%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1993 to 1995: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-1995/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1993 to 1995. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-1995/

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.