What is $100 in 1995 worth in 1997?

$100 in 1995 has the purchasing power of about $105 in 1997, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).

What was the average inflation rate between 1995 and 1997?

Prices rose 5.3% in total between 1995 and 1997, an average of 2.62% per year.

How much is $1 in 1995 worth today?

$1 in 1995 is equivalent to about $1.05 in 1997. Equivalently, a 1997 dollar buys what $0.95 bought in 1995.

U.S. inflation · 1995–1997

Value of $100 in 1995, adjusted to 1997

Amount From year To year

$100 in 1995 has the same buying power as

$105

in 1997

Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change	5.3%
Average inflation rate	2.62% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)	$105
Price difference ($100 base)	$5.31
CPI in 1995	152.4
CPI in 1997	160.5
Inflation in 1995	2.83%
Inflation in 1997	2.29%
$100 in 1995 → 1997	$105
$100 in 1997 → 1995	$94.95

What happened to prices between 1995 and 1997

Between 1995 and 1997, the Consumer Price Index went from 152.4 to 160.5. Cumulatively, prices increased 5.3%, which works out to an average of 2.62% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1995 bought what $0.95 buys in 1997.

Common amounts: 1995 dollars in 1997

Amount in 1995	Value in 1997
$1.00	$1.05
$5.00	$5.27
$10.00	$10.53
$20.00	$21.06
$50.00	$52.66
$100	$105
$500	$527
$1,000	$1,053
$5,000	$5,266
$10,000	$10,531
$100,000	$105,315
$1,000,000	$1,053,150

Inflation by spending category, 1995–1997

The headline number is an average. Individual categories moved very differently over this period. Here is what $100 of 1995 spending costs in 1997, by category:

Category	Avg. yearly inflation	$100 in 1995 →
All items (CPI-U)	2.62%	$105
Education & communication	3.31%	$107
Medical care	3.15%	$106
Food	2.95%	$106
Energy	2.95%	$106
Housing	2.76%	$106
Recreation	2.66%	$105
Core (all items less food & energy)	2.54%	$105
Transportation	1.85%	$104
Apparel	0.34%	$101

Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1995

Year	CPI	Inflation rate	$100 from 1995
1995	152.4	2.8%	$100
1996	156.9	3.0%	$103
1997	160.5	2.3%	$105

Cite this page

MLA: “Inflation from 1995 to 1997: $100 is worth $105 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1995-to-1997/

APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1995 to 1997. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1995-to-1997/

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.