Tampa price history from 2014 through 2019

Inflation in Florida

Prices in Tampa, 2014-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Tampa, Florida were 8.22% higher in 2019 versus 2014 (a $1.64 difference in value).

Between 2014 and 2019: Tampa experienced an average inflation rate of 1.59% per year. In other words, $20 in Tampa in the year 2014 would cost $21.64 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 1.55% during this same period, inflation in Tampa was higher.

In the year 2014: Pricing changed by 1.95%, which is above the average yearly change in Tampa during the 2014-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2014 (1.62%), inflation in Tampa was higher.

Price Inflation in Tampa, Florida since 1987

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 2007 (5.19%), 1991 (4.21%), and 1990 (4.20%).

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

Year	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
CPI	100.000	103.700	107.200	111.700	116.400	119.200	124.000	126.500	129.700	131.600	134.000	137.500	140.600	145.700	148.800	153.900	158.100	162.000	168.500	175.200	184.288	190.136	189.905	193.504	198.938	203.637	206.786	210.815	211.557	214.037	219.461	224.263	228.134

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Buying power of $20 since 2014

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Tampa, over time, for $20 beginning in 2014. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2014	$20.00	1.95%
2015	$20.07	0.35%
2016	$20.31	1.17%
2017	$20.82	2.53%
2018	$21.28	2.19%
2019	$21.64	1.73%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for Tampa, 2014-2019

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 2014 * 2014 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Tampa, Florida was 210.815 in the year 2014 and 228.134 in 2019:

228.134 / 210.815 * $20 = $21.64

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2014 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.64 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Tampa, Florida).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Tampa, Florida in 1987. In addition to Tampa, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.