What is $100 in 1994 worth in 2001?

$100 in 1994 has the purchasing power of about $120 in 2001, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1994 and 2001?

Prices rose 19.5% in total between 1994 and 2001, an average of 2.58% per year.

How much is $1 in 1994 worth today?

$1 in 1994 is equivalent to about $1.20 in 2001. Equivalently, a 2001 dollar buys what $0.84 bought in 1994.

U.S. inflation · 1994–2001

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 2001

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$120

in 2001

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	19.5%
Average inflation rate	2.58% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$120
Price difference ($100 base)	$19.50
CPI in 1994	148.2
CPI in 2001	177.1
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
Inflation in 2001	2.85%
$100 in 1994 → 2001	$120
$100 in 2001 → 1994	$83.68

What happened to prices between 1994 and 2001

Between 1994 and 2001, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 177.1. Cumulatively, prices increased 19.5%, which works out to an average of 2.58% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.84 buys in 2001.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 2001

Amount in 1994	Value in 2001
$1.00	$1.20
$5.00	$5.98
$10.00	$11.95
$20.00	$23.90
$50.00	$59.75
$100	$120
$500	$598
$1,000	$1,195
$5,000	$5,975
$10,000	$11,950
$100,000	$119,501
$1,000,000	$1,195,007

Inflation by spending category, 1994–2001

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 2001, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.58%	$120
Medical care	3.74%	$129
Energy	3.07%	$124
Housing	2.86%	$122
Food	2.63%	$120
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.51%	$119
Education & communication	2.45%	$118
Transportation	2.00%	$115
Recreation	1.78%	$113
Apparel	-0.67%	$95.43

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
2000	172.2	3.4%	$116
2001	177.1	2.8%	$120

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 2001: $100 is worth $120 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2001/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 2001. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2001/

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.