Phoenix, Arizona prices: $100 in 2006 $119.57 in 2017

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Prices in Phoenix, 2006-2017 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Phoenix, Arizona were 19.57% higher in 2017 versus 2006 (a $19.57 difference in value).

Between 2006 and 2017: Phoenix experienced an average inflation rate of 1.64% per year. In other words, $100 in Phoenix in the year 2006 would cost $119.57 in 2017 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.79% during this same period, inflation in Phoenix was lower.

In the year 2006: Pricing changed by 2.95%, which is above the average yearly change in Phoenix during the 2006-2017 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2006 (3.23%), inflation in Phoenix was lower.

Price Inflation in Phoenix, Arizona since 2002

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2022 (11.51%), 2023 (5.18%), and 2021 (5.01%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 2006

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Phoenix, 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$100.002.95%
2007$103.393.39%
2008$106.963.45%
2009$105.44-1.42%
2010$106.030.56%
2011$108.952.75%
2012$111.392.23%
2013$112.811.28%
2014$114.641.62%
2015$114.820.15%
2016$116.691.63%
2017$119.572.47%
2018$124.554.16%
2019$128.182.91%
2020$130.691.96%
2021$137.255.01%
2022$153.0511.51%
2023$160.985.18%*

* 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 Phoenix, Arizona:

Year2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI101.200103.300105.200108.300111.500115.284119.264117.568118.227121.483124.197125.782127.823128.019130.107133.324138.875142.920145.724153.032170.652179.497

Adjust Phoenix 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 Phoenix, Arizona was 111.500 in the year 2006 and 133.324 in 2017:

133.324 / 111.500 * $100 = $119.57

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 2006 has the same "purchasing power" as $119.57 in 2017 (in the CPI category of Phoenix, Arizona).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Phoenix, Arizona in 2002. In addition to Phoenix, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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