Phoenix price inflation, 2002→2022

Inflation in Arizona

Prices in Phoenix, 2002-2022 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Phoenix, Arizona are 68.63% higher in 2022 versus 2002 (a $13.73 difference in value).

Between 2002 and 2022: Phoenix experienced an average inflation rate of 2.65% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $20 in Phoenix in the year 2002 would cost $33.73 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.46% during this same period, inflation in Phoenix was higher.

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%), 2021 (5.01%), and 2018 (4.16%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2002

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Phoenix, over time, for $20 beginning in 2002. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2002	$20.00	-
2003	$20.42	2.08%
2004	$20.79	1.84%
2005	$21.40	2.95%
2006	$22.04	2.95%
2007	$22.78	3.39%
2008	$23.57	3.45%
2009	$23.23	-1.42%
2010	$23.37	0.56%
2011	$24.01	2.75%
2012	$24.54	2.23%
2013	$24.86	1.28%
2014	$25.26	1.62%
2015	$25.30	0.15%
2016	$25.71	1.63%
2017	$26.35	2.47%
2018	$27.45	4.16%
2019	$28.25	2.91%
2020	$28.80	1.96%
2021	$30.24	5.01%
2022	$33.73	11.51%*

* 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:

Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
CPI	101.200	103.300	105.200	108.300	111.500	115.284	119.264	117.568	118.227	121.483	124.197	125.782	127.823	128.019	130.107	133.324	138.875	142.920	145.724	153.032	170.652

Adjust Phoenix prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2022 / CPI in 2002 * 2002 USD value = 2022 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Phoenix, Arizona was 101.200 in the year 2002 and 170.652 in 2022:

170.652 / 101.200 * $20 = $33.73

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2002 has the same "purchasing power" as $33.73 in 2022 (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.