What is $100 in 1993 worth in 2003?

$100 in 1993 has the purchasing power of about $127 in 2003, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1993 and 2003?

Prices rose 27.3% in total between 1993 and 2003, an average of 2.45% per year.

How much is $1 in 1993 worth today?

$1 in 1993 is equivalent to about $1.27 in 2003. Equivalently, a 2003 dollar buys what $0.79 bought in 1993.

U.S. inflation · 1993–2003

Value of $100 in 1993, adjusted to 2003

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1993 has the same buying power as

$127

in 2003

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	27.3%
Average inflation rate	2.45% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$127
Price difference ($100 base)	$27.34
CPI in 1993	144.5
CPI in 2003	184
Inflation in 1993	2.99%
Inflation in 2003	2.28%
$100 in 1993 → 2003	$127
$100 in 2003 → 1993	$78.53

What happened to prices between 1993 and 2003

Between 1993 and 2003, the Consumer Price Index went from 144.5 to 184. Cumulatively, prices increased 27.3%, which works out to an average of 2.45% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1993 bought what $0.79 buys in 2003.

Common amounts: 1993 dollars in 2003

Amount in 1993	Value in 2003
$1.00	$1.27
$5.00	$6.37
$10.00	$12.73
$20.00	$25.47
$50.00	$63.67
$100	$127
$500	$637
$1,000	$1,273
$5,000	$6,367
$10,000	$12,734
$100,000	$127,336
$1,000,000	$1,273,356

Inflation by spending category, 1993–2003

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1993 spending costs in 2003, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1993 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.45%	$127
Medical care	3.96%	$148
Energy	2.74%	$131
Housing	2.73%	$131
Education & communication	2.53%	$128
Food	2.48%	$128
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.41%	$127
Transportation	1.91%	$121
Recreation	1.71%	$119
Apparel	-1.00%	$90.43

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
2003	184	2.3%	$127

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1993 to 2003: $100 is worth $127 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-2003/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1993 to 2003. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1993-to-2003/

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.