What is $100 in 1993 worth in 1996?

$100 in 1993 has the purchasing power of about $109 in 1996, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1993 and 1996?

Prices rose 8.6% in total between 1993 and 1996, an average of 2.78% per year.

How much is $1 in 1993 worth today?

$1 in 1993 is equivalent to about $1.09 in 1996. Equivalently, a 1996 dollar buys what $0.92 bought in 1993.

U.S. inflation · 1993–1996

Value of $100 in 1993, adjusted to 1996

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1993 has the same buying power as

$109

in 1996

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	8.6%
Average inflation rate	2.78% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$109
Price difference ($100 base)	$8.58
CPI in 1993	144.5
CPI in 1996	156.9
Inflation in 1993	2.99%
Inflation in 1996	2.95%
$100 in 1993 → 1996	$109
$100 in 1996 → 1993	$92.10

What happened to prices between 1993 and 1996

Between 1993 and 1996, the Consumer Price Index went from 144.5 to 156.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 8.6%, which works out to an average of 2.78% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1993 bought what $0.92 buys in 1996.

Common amounts: 1993 dollars in 1996

Amount in 1993	Value in 1996
$1.00	$1.09
$5.00	$5.43
$10.00	$10.86
$20.00	$21.72
$50.00	$54.29
$100	$109
$500	$543
$1,000	$1,086
$5,000	$5,429
$10,000	$10,858
$100,000	$108,581
$1,000,000	$1,085,813

Inflation by spending category, 1993–1996

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1993 spending costs in 1996, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1993 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.78%	$109
Medical care	4.25%	$113
Education & communication	3.68%	$111
Transportation	3.12%	$110
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.85%	$109
Food	2.85%	$109
Housing	2.67%	$108
Recreation	2.40%	$107
Energy	1.85%	$106
Apparel	-0.50%	$98.50

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
1996	156.9	3.0%	$109

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1993 to 1996: $100 is worth $109 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-1996/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1993 to 1996. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-1996/

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.