According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Phoenix, Arizona are 8.80% higher in 2025 versus 2022 (a $0.37 difference in value).
Between 2022 and 2025, Phoenix experienced an average inflation rate of 2.85% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $4.25 in Phoenix in the year 2022 would cost $4.62 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.26% during this same period, inflation in Phoenix was lower.
In the year 2022: Pricing changed by 11.51%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in Phoenix during the 2022-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2022 (8%), inflation in Phoenix was much higher.
The official rate is based on an average household's spending, so your own inflation rate is probably different. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Phoenix, over time, for $4.25 beginning in 2022. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $4.25 | 11.51% |
| 2023 | $4.47 | 5.18% |
| 2024 | $4.57 | 2.22% |
| 2025 | $4.62 | 1.19%* |
* 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 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| 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 | 179.497 | 183.481 | 185.665 |