Phoenix, Arizona prices: $500 in 2009 $763.38 in 2023

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Prices in Phoenix, 2009-2023 ($500)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Phoenix, Arizona are 52.68% higher in 2023 versus 2009 (a $263.38 difference in value).

Between 2009 and 2023: Phoenix experienced an average inflation rate of 3.07% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $500 in Phoenix in the year 2009 would cost $763.38 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.54% during this same period, inflation in Phoenix was higher.

In the year 2009: Pricing changed by -1.42%, which is significantly below the average yearly change in Phoenix during the 2009-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2009 (-0.36%), 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 $500.00 since 2009

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Phoenix, over time, for $500 beginning in 2009. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2009$500.00-1.42%
2010$502.800.56%
2011$516.652.75%
2012$528.192.23%
2013$534.931.28%
2014$543.611.62%
2015$544.450.15%
2016$553.331.63%
2017$567.012.47%
2018$590.624.16%
2019$607.822.91%
2020$619.741.96%
2021$650.825.01%
2022$725.7611.51%
2023$763.385.18%*

* 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 2023 / CPI in 2009 * 2009 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Phoenix, Arizona was 117.568 in the year 2009 and 179.497 in 2023:

179.497 / 117.568 * $500 = $763.38

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $500 in 2009 has the same "purchasing power" as $763.38 in 2023 (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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