What is $100 in 1993 worth in 2001?

$100 in 1993 has the purchasing power of about $123 in 2001, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1993 and 2001?

Prices rose 22.6% in total between 1993 and 2001, an average of 2.58% per year.

How much is $1 in 1993 worth today?

$1 in 1993 is equivalent to about $1.23 in 2001. Equivalently, a 2001 dollar buys what $0.82 bought in 1993.

U.S. inflation · 1993–2001

Value of $100 in 1993, adjusted to 2001

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1993 has the same buying power as

$123

in 2001

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	22.6%
Average inflation rate	2.58% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$123
Price difference ($100 base)	$22.56
CPI in 1993	144.5
CPI in 2001	177.1
Inflation in 1993	2.99%
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
$100 in 1993 → 2001	$123
$100 in 2001 → 1993	$81.59

What happened to prices between 1993 and 2001

Between 1993 and 2001, the Consumer Price Index went from 144.5 to 177.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 22.6%, which works out to an average of 2.58% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1993 bought what $0.82 buys in 2001.

Common amounts: 1993 dollars in 2001

Amount in 1993	Value in 2001
$1.00	$1.23
$5.00	$6.13
$10.00	$12.26
$20.00	$24.51
$50.00	$61.28
$100	$123
$500	$613
$1,000	$1,226
$5,000	$6,128
$10,000	$12,256
$100,000	$122,561
$1,000,000	$1,225,606

Inflation by spending category, 1993–2001

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1993 spending costs in 2001, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1993 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.58%	$123
Medical care	3.87%	$135
Housing	2.82%	$125
Energy	2.73%	$124
Education & communication	2.63%	$123
Food	2.61%	$123
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.55%	$122
Transportation	2.13%	$118
Recreation	1.83%	$116
Apparel	-0.61%	$95.21

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
1998	163	1.6%	$113
1999	166.6	2.2%	$115
2000	172.2	3.4%	$119
2001	177.1	2.8%	$123

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1993 to 2001: $100 is worth $123 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-2001/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1993 to 2001. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-2001/

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.