$100 in 1995 is worth $153 in 2013,
because prices increased 52.9% over that period, an average of
2.39% a year.
$100 in 1995 has
the same buying power as
$153
in 2013
Detailed inflation statistics
Cumulative price change
52.9%
Average inflation rate
2.39% per year
Converted amount ($100 base)
$153
Price difference ($100 base)
$52.86
CPI in 1995
152.4
CPI in 2013
232.957
Inflation in 1995
2.83%
Inflation in 2013
1.46%
$100 in 1995 → 2013
$153
$100 in 2013 → 1995
$65.42
What happened to prices between 1995 and 2013
Between 1995 and 2013, the Consumer Price Index went from 152.4 to 232.957.
Cumulatively, prices increased 52.9%, which works out to an average of
2.39% per year. Put differently, a dollar in 1995 bought what
$0.65 buys in 2013: the 1995 dollar
lost 34.6% of its purchasing power over
these 18 years.
In 1995, gas averaged $1.15 a gallon, a new home cost roughly $133,900, and the median household
earned about $34,100. Inflation ran at 2.8% for the year, little changed from 1994, as the
Federal Reserve shifted from raising rates to cutting them. Having lifted its policy rate six
times the year before, the Fed judged by July that the economy had cooled enough on its own, and
trimmed rates instead, an outcome economists would later point to as a rare soft landing. The
year opened with a currency crisis: Mexico’s peso lost roughly half its value against the dollar
in a matter of weeks, and the U.S. Treasury and the IMF assembled a $50 billion rescue package,
controversial in Congress, to stabilize it and keep the crisis from spreading to other emerging
markets. Closer to home, a budget standoff between President Clinton and the Republican Congress
shut down federal agencies twice, first for five days in November and then for 21 days spanning
December into January 1996, the longest shutdown up to that point. The Postal Service raised the
cost of a first-class stamp to 32 cents in January. Low, steady inflation was about the only calm
part of 1995’s economic story.
Every 1995 amount converts to 2013 at the same ratio, 1.53: $1,000 becomes
$1,529, and $10,000 becomes $15,286.
Amount in 1995
Value in 2013
$1.00
$1.53
$5.00
$7.64
$10.00
$15.29
$20.00
$30.57
$50.00
$76.43
$100
$153
$500
$764
$1,000
$1,529
$5,000
$7,643
$10,000
$15,286
$100,000
$152,859
$1,000,000
$1,528,589
Inflation by spending category, 1995–2013
Between 1995 and 2013, energy rose the most, up 132.3%, while apparel fell 3.5%, against 52.9% for all items. The headline number is an average; here is what $100 of 1995
spending costs in 2013, by category:
Category
Avg. yearly inflation
$100 in 1995 →
All items (CPI-U)
2.39%
$153
Energy
4.79%
$232
Medical care
3.71%
$193
Food
2.64%
$160
Transportation
2.51%
$156
Housing
2.39%
$153
Education & communication
2.18%
$147
Core (all items less food & energy)
2.09%
$145
Recreation
1.11%
$122
Apparel
-0.20%
$96.52
Decade by decade: 1995 to 2013
Prices climbed fastest in the 1990s, averaging 2.47% a year, and slowest in the 2010s (2.23% a year). Each step below chains into the full 1995–2013 change:
Years
Avg. yearly inflation
Price change
$100 from 1995, at end
1995–2000
2.47%
13.0%
$113
2000–2010
2.39%
26.6%
$143
2010–2013
2.23%
6.8%
$153
Year by year: CPI and the value of $100 from 1995
$100 from 1995 had already become $124 by
2004, on its way to $153 in 2013; each row shows the CPI, that
year's inflation rate, and the running value.
Within the span, inflation peaked at 3.8% in 2008, and prices fell 0.4% in 2009, the deepest deflation of the period.
In 2013, prices rose 1.5% and $100 from 1995 had the buying
power of $153; the year's average CPI of 232.957 is the level
behind every 2013 figure on this page.
2013 was a low-inflation year with a lot of noise around the Federal Reserve.
Consumer prices rose 1.5%, below the Fed’s 2% target, and gasoline eased to an
average of $3.51 a gallon. Housing was the exception: the median new home sold
for about $268,900, up sharply from $245,200 in 2012, as the market recovered
from its post-crisis bottom.
The Fed dominated the news. Chairman Ben Bernanke’s May comments about slowing
bond purchases pushed long-term interest rates up by roughly a percentage
point that summer, and mortgages became more expensive within weeks. In
December the Fed finally announced a first small cut to its purchases while
promising to keep short-term rates near zero for a long time.
Washington added its own disruption. A 16-day government shutdown in October
delayed data releases and left a hole in that month’s CPI collection. Median
household income was reported at $53,585, the federal minimum wage stayed at
$7.25, and a first-class stamp cost 46 cents. The decade’s pattern was taking
shape: slow price growth, ultra-low interest rates, and a labor market that
improved gradually.
MLA: “Inflation from 1995 to 2013: $100 is worth $153 today.” InflationCalculator.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data, https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1995-to-2013/
APA: InflationCalculator.com. Inflation from 1995 to 2013. Based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U data. Retrieved from https://inflationcalculator.com/inflation/1995-to-2013/