What is $100 in 1994 worth in 2002?

$100 in 1994 has the purchasing power of about $121 in 2002, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1994 and 2002?

Prices rose 21.4% in total between 1994 and 2002, an average of 2.45% per year.

How much is $1 in 1994 worth today?

$1 in 1994 is equivalent to about $1.21 in 2002. Equivalently, a 2002 dollar buys what $0.82 bought in 1994.

U.S. inflation · 1994–2002

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 2002

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$121

in 2002

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	21.4%
Average inflation rate	2.45% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$121
Price difference ($100 base)	$21.39
CPI in 1994	148.2
CPI in 2002	179.9
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
Inflation in 2002	1.58%
$100 in 1994 → 2002	$121
$100 in 2002 → 1994	$82.38

What happened to prices between 1994 and 2002

Between 1994 and 2002, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 179.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 21.4%, which works out to an average of 2.45% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.82 buys in 2002.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 2002

Amount in 1994	Value in 2002
$1.00	$1.21
$5.00	$6.07
$10.00	$12.14
$20.00	$24.28
$50.00	$60.70
$100	$121
$500	$607
$1,000	$1,214
$5,000	$6,070
$10,000	$12,139
$100,000	$121,390
$1,000,000	$1,213,900

Inflation by spending category, 1994–2002

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 2002, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.45%	$121
Medical care	3.86%	$135
Housing	2.78%	$125
Food	2.53%	$122
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.49%	$122
Education & communication	2.47%	$122
Energy	1.91%	$116
Recreation	1.71%	$115
Transportation	1.63%	$114
Apparel	-0.91%	$92.95

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
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
2002	179.9	1.6%	$121

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 2002: $100 is worth $121 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2002/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 2002. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2002/

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.