What is $100 in 1994 worth in 1999?

$100 in 1994 has the purchasing power of about $112 in 1999, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1994 and 1999?

Prices rose 12.4% in total between 1994 and 1999, an average of 2.37% per year.

How much is $1 in 1994 worth today?

$1 in 1994 is equivalent to about $1.12 in 1999. Equivalently, a 1999 dollar buys what $0.89 bought in 1994.

U.S. inflation · 1994–1999

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 1999

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$112

in 1999

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	12.4%
Average inflation rate	2.37% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$112
Price difference ($100 base)	$12.42
CPI in 1994	148.2
CPI in 1999	166.6
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
Inflation in 1999	2.21%
$100 in 1994 → 1999	$112
$100 in 1999 → 1994	$88.96

What happened to prices between 1994 and 1999

Between 1994 and 1999, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 166.6. Cumulatively, prices increased 12.4%, which works out to an average of 2.37% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.89 buys in 1999.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 1999

Amount in 1994	Value in 1999
$1.00	$1.12
$5.00	$5.62
$10.00	$11.24
$20.00	$22.48
$50.00	$56.21
$100	$112
$500	$562
$1,000	$1,124
$5,000	$5,621
$10,000	$11,242
$100,000	$112,416
$1,000,000	$1,124,157

Inflation by spending category, 1994–1999

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 1999, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.37%	$112
Medical care	3.50%	$119
Education & communication	2.65%	$114
Food	2.60%	$114
Housing	2.51%	$113
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.49%	$113
Recreation	1.93%	$110
Transportation	1.46%	$108
Energy	0.38%	$102
Apparel	-0.32%	$98.43

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
1998	163	1.6%	$110
1999	166.6	2.2%	$112

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 1999: $100 is worth $112 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1999/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 1999. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-1999/

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.