What is $100 in 1993 worth in 2002?

$100 in 1993 has the purchasing power of about $124 in 2002, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1993 and 2002?

Prices rose 24.5% in total between 1993 and 2002, an average of 2.46% per year.

How much is $1 in 1993 worth today?

$1 in 1993 is equivalent to about $1.24 in 2002. Equivalently, a 2002 dollar buys what $0.80 bought in 1993.

U.S. inflation · 1993–2002

Value of $100 in 1993, adjusted to 2002

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1993 has the same buying power as

$124

in 2002

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	24.5%
Average inflation rate	2.46% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$124
Price difference ($100 base)	$24.50
CPI in 1993	144.5
CPI in 2002	179.9
Inflation in 1993	2.99%
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
$100 in 1993 → 2002	$124
$100 in 2002 → 1993	$80.32

What happened to prices between 1993 and 2002

Between 1993 and 2002, the Consumer Price Index went from 144.5 to 179.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 24.5%, which works out to an average of 2.46% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1993 bought what $0.80 buys in 2002.

Common amounts: 1993 dollars in 2002

Amount in 1993	Value in 2002
$1.00	$1.24
$5.00	$6.22
$10.00	$12.45
$20.00	$24.90
$50.00	$62.25
$100	$124
$500	$622
$1,000	$1,245
$5,000	$6,225
$10,000	$12,450
$100,000	$124,498
$1,000,000	$1,244,983

Inflation by spending category, 1993–2002

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1993 spending costs in 2002, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1993 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.46%	$124
Medical care	3.96%	$142
Housing	2.75%	$128
Education & communication	2.62%	$126
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.53%	$125
Food	2.52%	$125
Transportation	1.78%	$117
Recreation	1.77%	$117
Energy	1.74%	$117
Apparel	-0.83%	$92.74

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
2002	179.9	1.6%	$124

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1993 to 2002: $100 is worth $124 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-2002/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1993 to 2002. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-2002/

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.