U.S. inflation · 1994–1995

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 1995

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$103

in 1995

$100$101$10319941995$100 · 1994$103 · 1995
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change2.8%
Average inflation rate2.83% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)$103
Price difference ($100 base)$2.83
CPI in 1994148.2
CPI in 1995152.4
Inflation in 19942.56%
Inflation in 19952.83%
$100 in 19941995$103
$100 in 19951994$97.24

What happened to prices between 1994 and 1995

Between 1994 and 1995, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 152.4. Cumulatively, prices increased 2.8%, which works out to an average of 2.83% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.97 buys in 1995.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 1995

Amount in 1994Value in 1995
$1.00$1.03
$5.00$5.14
$10.00$10.28
$20.00$20.57
$50.00$51.42
$100$103
$500$514
$1,000$1,028
$5,000$5,142
$10,000$10,283
$100,000$102,834
$1,000,000$1,028,340

Inflation by spending category, 1994–1995

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 1995, by category:

Category Avg. yearly inflation $100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U) 2.83% $103
Medical care 4.50% $105
Education & communication 3.83% $104
Transportation 3.57% $104
Core (all items less food & energy) 3.00% $103
Food 2.84% $103
Housing 2.56% $103
Recreation 1.94% $102
Energy 0.57% $101
Apparel -1.05% $98.95

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1994

Year CPI Inflation rate $100 from 1994
1994 148.2 2.6% $100
1995 152.4 2.8% $103

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 1995: $100 is worth $103 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1995/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 1995. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1995/

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.