What is $100 in 1994 worth in 1997?

$100 in 1994 has the purchasing power of about $108 in 1997, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1994 and 1997?

Prices rose 8.3% in total between 1994 and 1997, an average of 2.69% per year.

How much is $1 in 1994 worth today?

$1 in 1994 is equivalent to about $1.08 in 1997. Equivalently, a 1997 dollar buys what $0.92 bought in 1994.

U.S. inflation · 1994–1997

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 1997

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$108

in 1997

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	8.3%
Average inflation rate	2.69% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$108
Price difference ($100 base)	$8.30
CPI in 1994	148.2
CPI in 1997	160.5
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
Inflation in 1997	2.29%
$100 in 1994 → 1997	$108
$100 in 1997 → 1994	$92.34

What happened to prices between 1994 and 1997

Between 1994 and 1997, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 160.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 8.3%, which works out to an average of 2.69% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.92 buys in 1997.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 1997

Amount in 1994	Value in 1997
$1.00	$1.08
$5.00	$5.41
$10.00	$10.83
$20.00	$21.66
$50.00	$54.15
$100	$108
$500	$541
$1,000	$1,083
$5,000	$5,415
$10,000	$10,830
$100,000	$108,300
$1,000,000	$1,082,996

Inflation by spending category, 1994–1997

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 1997, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.69%	$108
Medical care	3.60%	$111
Education & communication	3.48%	$111
Food	2.92%	$109
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.70%	$108
Housing	2.69%	$108
Transportation	2.42%	$107
Recreation	2.42%	$107
Energy	2.15%	$107
Apparel	-0.13%	$99.63

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
1997	160.5	2.3%	$108

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 1997: $100 is worth $108 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1997/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 1997. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1997/

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.