What is $100 in 1993 worth in 1997?

$100 in 1993 has the purchasing power of about $111 in 1997, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1993 and 1997?

Prices rose 11.1% in total between 1993 and 1997, an average of 2.66% per year.

How much is $1 in 1993 worth today?

$1 in 1993 is equivalent to about $1.11 in 1997. Equivalently, a 1997 dollar buys what $0.90 bought in 1993.

U.S. inflation · 1993–1997

Value of $100 in 1993, adjusted to 1997

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1993 has the same buying power as

$111

in 1997

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	11.1%
Average inflation rate	2.66% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$111
Price difference ($100 base)	$11.07
CPI in 1993	144.5
CPI in 1997	160.5
Inflation in 1993	2.99%
Inflation in 1997	2.29%
$100 in 1993 → 1997	$111
$100 in 1997 → 1993	$90.03

What happened to prices between 1993 and 1997

Between 1993 and 1997, the Consumer Price Index went from 144.5 to 160.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 11.1%, which works out to an average of 2.66% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1993 bought what $0.90 buys in 1997.

Common amounts: 1993 dollars in 1997

Amount in 1993	Value in 1997
$1.00	$1.11
$5.00	$5.55
$10.00	$11.11
$20.00	$22.21
$50.00	$55.54
$100	$111
$500	$555
$1,000	$1,111
$5,000	$5,554
$10,000	$11,107
$100,000	$111,073
$1,000,000	$1,110,727

Inflation by spending category, 1993–1997

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1993 spending costs in 1997, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1993 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.66%	$111
Medical care	3.89%	$116
Education & communication	3.58%	$115
Food	2.79%	$112
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.73%	$111
Housing	2.65%	$111
Transportation	2.56%	$111
Recreation	2.37%	$110
Energy	1.71%	$107
Apparel	-0.15%	$99.40

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
1997	160.5	2.3%	$111

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1993 to 1997: $100 is worth $111 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-1997/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1993 to 1997. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-1997/

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.