What is $100 in 1994 worth in 2004?

$100 in 1994 has the purchasing power of about $127 in 2004, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1994 and 2004?

Prices rose 27.5% in total between 1994 and 2004, an average of 2.46% per year.

How much is $1 in 1994 worth today?

$1 in 1994 is equivalent to about $1.27 in 2004. Equivalently, a 2004 dollar buys what $0.78 bought in 1994.

U.S. inflation · 1994–2004

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 2004

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$127

in 2004

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	27.5%
Average inflation rate	2.46% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$127
Price difference ($100 base)	$27.46
CPI in 1994	148.2
CPI in 2004	188.9
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
Inflation in 2004	2.66%
$100 in 1994 → 2004	$127
$100 in 2004 → 1994	$78.45

What happened to prices between 1994 and 2004

Between 1994 and 2004, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 188.9. Cumulatively, prices increased 27.5%, which works out to an average of 2.46% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.78 buys in 2004.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 2004

Amount in 1994	Value in 2004
$1.00	$1.27
$5.00	$6.37
$10.00	$12.75
$20.00	$25.49
$50.00	$63.73
$100	$127
$500	$637
$1,000	$1,275
$5,000	$6,373
$10,000	$12,746
$100,000	$127,463
$1,000,000	$1,274,629

Inflation by spending category, 1994–2004

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 2004, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.46%	$127
Medical care	3.93%	$147
Energy	3.77%	$145
Housing	2.73%	$131
Food	2.58%	$129
Education & communication	2.31%	$126
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.31%	$126
Transportation	1.96%	$121
Recreation	1.60%	$117
Apparel	-1.02%	$90.25

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
2003	184	2.3%	$124
2004	188.9	2.7%	$127

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 2004: $100 is worth $127 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2004/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 2004. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2004/

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.