Boston, Massachusetts prices: $100 in 2006 $119.75 in 2017

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Prices in Boston, 2006-2017 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Boston, Massachusetts were 19.75% higher in 2017 versus 2006 (a $19.75 difference in value).

Between 2006 and 2017: Boston experienced an average inflation rate of 1.65% per year. In other words, $100 in Boston in the year 2006 would cost $119.75 in 2017 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.79% during this same period, inflation in Boston was lower.

In the year 2006: Pricing changed by 3.19%, which is above the average yearly change in Boston during the 2006-2017 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2006 (3.23%), inflation in Boston was lower.

Price Inflation in Boston, Massachusetts since 1914

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1919 (21.27%), 1918 (17.79%), and 1920 (17.25%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2006

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Boston, over time, for $100 beginning in 2006. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2006$100.003.19%
2007$101.881.88%
2008$105.623.67%
2009$104.76-0.81%
2010$106.481.64%
2011$109.302.65%
2012$111.061.62%
2013$112.611.39%
2014$114.461.64%
2015$115.180.63%
2016$116.771.38%
2017$119.752.55%
2018$123.613.23%
2019$126.092.01%
2020$127.451.08%
2021$131.393.09%
2022$140.867.21%
2023$146.133.74%
2024$148.381.54%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Boston, Massachusetts:

Year191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI10.50010.51710.81712.27514.45817.53320.55818.71717.05817.31717.43317.62518.27518.08317.73317.65017.52516.16714.57513.60814.03314.32514.40814.73314.35814.14214.27514.90816.50017.36717.55817.91719.38322.06723.88323.59223.90025.50026.05826.12526.22526.35027.07528.02528.92529.15029.70030.15030.80031.42531.85032.45033.45034.32535.67537.65039.95042.07543.57546.00050.75055.32559.82562.87566.23372.90082.15091.48395.40099.617104.517109.150112.133116.917123.783131.000138.583144.867148.400152.817154.750158.467163.100167.800171.583175.733183.267191.383196.267203.533209.367216.000222.900227.096235.423233.509237.341243.629247.564251.007255.125256.743260.282266.921275.531281.063284.089292.873313.978325.718330.746

Adjust Boston prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2017 / CPI in 2006 * 2006 USD value = 2017 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Boston, Massachusetts was 222.900 in the year 2006 and 266.921 in 2017:

266.921 / 222.900 * $100 = $119.75

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2006 has the same "purchasing power" as $119.75 in 2017 (in the CPI category of Boston, Massachusetts).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Boston, Massachusetts in 1914. In addition to Boston, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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