What is $100 in 1994 worth in 2005?

$100 in 1994 has the purchasing power of about $132 in 2005, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1994 and 2005?

Prices rose 31.8% in total between 1994 and 2005, an average of 2.54% per year.

How much is $1 in 1994 worth today?

$1 in 1994 is equivalent to about $1.32 in 2005. Equivalently, a 2005 dollar buys what $0.76 bought in 1994.

U.S. inflation · 1994–2005

Value of $100 in 1994, adjusted to 2005

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1994 has the same buying power as

$132

in 2005

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	31.8%
Average inflation rate	2.54% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$132
Price difference ($100 base)	$31.78
CPI in 1994	148.2
CPI in 2005	195.3
Inflation in 1994	2.56%
Inflation in 2005	3.39%
$100 in 1994 → 2005	$132
$100 in 2005 → 1994	$75.88

What happened to prices between 1994 and 2005

Between 1994 and 2005, the Consumer Price Index went from 148.2 to 195.3. Cumulatively, prices increased 31.8%, which works out to an average of 2.54% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1994 bought what $0.76 buys in 2005.

Common amounts: 1994 dollars in 2005

Amount in 1994	Value in 2005
$1.00	$1.32
$5.00	$6.59
$10.00	$13.18
$20.00	$26.36
$50.00	$65.89
$100	$132
$500	$659
$1,000	$1,318
$5,000	$6,589
$10,000	$13,178
$100,000	$131,781
$1,000,000	$1,317,814

Inflation by spending category, 1994–2005

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1994 spending costs in 2005, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1994 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.54%	$132
Energy	4.90%	$169
Medical care	3.95%	$153
Housing	2.78%	$135
Food	2.57%	$132
Transportation	2.38%	$129
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.30%	$128
Education & communication	2.27%	$128
Recreation	1.52%	$118
Apparel	-1.00%	$89.58

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
2005	195.3	3.4%	$132

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1994 to 2005: $100 is worth $132 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2005/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1994 to 2005. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1994-to-2005/

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.