What is $100 in 1994 worth in 1996?

$100 in 1994 has the purchasing power of about $106 in 1996, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1994 and 1996?

Prices rose 5.9% in total between 1994 and 1996, an average of 2.89% per year.

How much is $1 in 1994 worth today?

$1 in 1994 is equivalent to about $1.06 in 1996. Equivalently, a 1996 dollar buys what $0.94 bought in 1994.

U.S. inflation · 1994–1996

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 1996

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$106

in 1996

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.9%
Average inflation rate	2.89% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$106
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.87
CPI in 1994	148.2
CPI in 1996	156.9
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
Inflation in 1996	2.95%
$100 in 1994 → 1996	$106
$100 in 1996 → 1994	$94.46

What happened to prices between 1994 and 1996

Between 1994 and 1996, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 156.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.9%, which works out to an average of 2.89% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.94 buys in 1996.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 1996

Amount in 1994	Value in 1996
$1.00	$1.06
$5.00	$5.29
$10.00	$10.59
$20.00	$21.17
$50.00	$52.94
$100	$106
$500	$529
$1,000	$1,059
$5,000	$5,294
$10,000	$10,587
$100,000	$105,870
$1,000,000	$1,058,704

Inflation by spending category, 1994–1996

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 1996, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.89%	$106
Medical care	4.00%	$108
Education & communication	3.60%	$107
Transportation	3.19%	$106
Food	3.07%	$106
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.87%	$106
Housing	2.73%	$106
Energy	2.60%	$105
Recreation	2.50%	$105
Apparel	-0.64%	$98.73

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
1996	156.9	3.0%	$106

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 1996: $100 is worth $106 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1996/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 1996. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1996/

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.