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## CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

Office of the Chief Actuary 

Cost-Of-Living Adjustment

Average CPI

CPI graph

Bureau of Labor      Statisticsannually adjust benefits

| Year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Jan     | Feb     | Mar     | Apr     | May     | Jun     | Jul     | Aug     | Sep     | Oct     | Nov     | Dec     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1974                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 46.900  | 47.500  | 48.000  | 48.300  | 48.800  | 49.300  | 49.700  | 50.300  | 50.900  | 51.400  | 51.800  | 52.200  |
| 1975                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 52.400  | 52.800  | 53.000  | 53.200  | 53.500  | 53.900  | 54.500  | 54.700  | 54.900  | 55.300  | 55.600  | 55.800  |
| 1976                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 56.000  | 56.100  | 56.200  | 56.500  | 56.800  | 57.100  | 57.400  | 57.700  | 57.900  | 58.200  | 58.300  | 58.500  |
| 1977                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 58.900  | 59.500  | 59.800  | 60.300  | 60.600  | 61.000  | 61.300  | 61.500  | 61.800  | 61.900  | 62.200  | 62.500  |
| 1978                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 62.800  | 63.200  | 63.700  | 64.300  | 64.900  | 65.600  | 66.000  | 66.400  | 66.800  | 67.400  | 67.700  | 68.100  |
| 1979                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 68.700  | 69.500  | 70.300  | 71.100  | 71.900  | 72.800  | 73.700  | 74.400  | 75.100  | 75.700  | 76.400  | 77.200  |
| 1980                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 78.300  | 79.400  | 80.500  | 81.400  | 82.300  | 83.200  | 83.300  | 83.800  | 84.600  | 85.300  | 86.100  | 86.900  |
| 1981                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 87.500  | 88.500  | 89.000  | 89.600  | 90.300  | 91.100  | 92.200  | 92.800  | 93.700  | 93.900  | 94.100  | 94.400  |
| 1982                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 94.700  | 95.000  | 94.800  | 95.200  | 96.200  | 97.400  | 98.000  | 98.200  | 98.300  | 98.600  | 98.400  | 98.000  |
| 1983                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 98.100  | 98.100  | 98.400  | 99.000  | 99.500  | 99.800  | 100.100 | 100.500 | 101.000 | 101.200 | 101.200 | 101.200 |
| 1984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 101.600 | 101.800 | 101.800 | 102.100 | 102.500 | 102.800 | 103.200 | 104.200 | 104.800 | 104.800 | 104.700 | 104.800 |
| 1985                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 104.900 | 105.400 | 105.900 | 106.300 | 106.700 | 107.000 | 107.100 | 107.300 | 107.600 | 107.900 | 108.300 | 108.600 |
| 1986                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 108.900 | 108.500 | 107.900 | 107.600 | 107.900 | 108.400 | 108.400 | 108.600 | 109.100 | 109.100 | 109.200 | 109.300 |
| 1987                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 110.000 | 110.500 | 111.000 | 111.600 | 111.900 | 112.400 | 112.700 | 113.300 | 113.800 | 114.100 | 114.300 | 114.200 |
| 1988                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 114.500 | 114.700 | 115.100 | 115.700 | 116.200 | 116.700 | 117.200 | 117.700 | 118.500 | 118.900 | 119.000 | 119.200 |
| 1989                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 119.700 | 120.200 | 120.800 | 121.800 | 122.500 | 122.800 | 123.200 | 123.200 | 123.600 | 124.200 | 124.400 | 124.600 |
| 1990                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 125.700 | 126.400 | 127.100 | 127.300 | 127.500 | 128.300 | 128.700 | 129.900 | 131.100 | 131.900 | 132.200 | 132.200 |
| 1991                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 132.800 | 132.800 | 133.000 | 133.300 | 133.800 | 134.100 | 134.300 | 134.600 | 135.200 | 135.400 | 135.800 | 135.900 |
| 1992                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 136.000 | 136.400 | 137.000 | 137.300 | 137.600 | 138.100 | 138.400 | 138.800 | 139.100 | 139.600 | 139.800 | 139.800 |
| 1993                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 140.300 | 140.700 | 141.100 | 141.600 | 141.900 | 142.000 | 142.100 | 142.400 | 142.600 | 143.300 | 143.400 | 143.300 |
| 1994                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 143.600 | 144.000 | 144.400 | 144.700 | 144.900 | 145.400 | 145.800 | 146.500 | 146.900 | 147.000 | 147.300 | 147.200 |
| 1995                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 147.800 | 148.300 | 148.700 | 149.300 | 149.600 | 149.900 | 149.900 | 150.200 | 150.600 | 151.000 | 150.900 | 150.900 |
| 1996                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 151.700 | 152.200 | 152.900 | 153.600 | 154.000 | 154.100 | 154.300 | 154.500 | 155.100 | 155.500 | 155.900 | 155.900 |
| 1997                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 156.300 | 156.800 | 157.000 | 157.200 | 157.200 | 157.400 | 157.500 | 157.800 | 158.300 | 158.500 | 158.500 | 158.200 |
| 1998                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 158.400 | 158.500 | 158.700 | 159.100 | 159.500 | 159.700 | 159.800 | 160.000 | 160.200 | 160.600 | 160.700 | 160.700 |
| 1999                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 161.000 | 161.100 | 161.400 | 162.700 | 162.800 | 162.800 | 163.300 | 163.800 | 164.700 | 165.000 | 165.100 | 165.100 |
| 2000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 165.600 | 166.500 | 167.900 | 168.000 | 168.200 | 169.200 | 169.400 | 169.300 | 170.400 | 170.600 | 170.900 | 170.700 |
| 2001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 171.700 | 172.400 | 172.600 | 173.500 | 174.400 | 174.600 | 173.800 | 173.800 | 174.800 | 174.000 | 173.700 | 172.900 |
| 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 173.200 | 173.700 | 174.700 | 175.800 | 175.800 | 175.900 | 176.100 | 176.600 | 177.000 | 177.300 | 177.400 | 177.000 |
| 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 177.700 | 179.200 | 180.300 | 179.800 | 179.400 | 179.600 | 179.600 | 180.300 | 181.000 | 180.700 | 180.200 | 179.900 |
| 2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 180.900 | 181.900 | 182.900 | 183.500 | 184.700 | 185.300 | 184.900 | 185.000 | 185.400 | 186.500 | 186.800 | 186.000 |
| 2005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 186.300 | 187.300 | 188.600 | 190.200 | 190.000 | 190.100 | 191.000 | 192.100 | 195.000 | 195.200 | 193.400 | 192.500 |
| 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 194.000 | 194.200 | 195.300 | 197.200 | 198.200 | 198.600 | 199.200 | 199.600 | 198.400 | 197.000 | 196.800 | 197.200 |
| 2007                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 197.559 | 198.544 | 200.612 | 202.130 | 203.661 | 203.906 | 203.700 | 203.199 | 203.889 | 204.338 | 205.891 | 205.777 |
| 2008                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 206.744 | 207.254 | 209.147 | 210.698 | 212.788 | 215.223 | 216.304 | 215.247 | 214.935 | 212.182 | 207.296 | 204.813 |
| 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 205.700 | 206.708 | 207.218 | 207.925 | 208.774 | 210.972 | 210.526 | 211.156 | 211.322 | 211.549 | 212.003 | 211.703 |
| 2010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 212.568 | 212.544 | 213.525 | 213.958 | 214.124 | 213.839 | 213.898 | 214.205 | 214.306 | 214.623 | 214.750 | 215.262 |
| 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 216.400 | 217.535 | 220.024 | 221.743 | 222.954 | 222.522 | 222.686 | 223.326 | 223.688 | 223.043 | 222.813 | 222.166 |
| 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 223.216 | 224.317 | 226.304 | 227.012 | 226.600 | 226.036 | 225.568 | 227.056 | 228.184 | 227.974 | 226.595 | 225.889 |
| 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 226.520 | 228.677 | 229.323 | 228.949 | 229.399 | 230.002 | 230.084 | 230.359 | 230.537 | 229.735 | 229.133 | 229.174 |
| 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 230.040 | 230.871 | 232.560 | 233.443 | 234.216 | 234.702 | 234.525 | 234.030 | 234.170 | 233.229 | 231.551 | 229.909 |
| 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 228.294 | 229.421 | 231.055 | 231.520 | 232.908 | 233.804 | 233.806 | 233.366 | 232.661 | 232.373 | 231.721 | 230.791 |
| 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 231.061 | 230.972 | 232.209 | 233.438 | 234.436 | 235.289 | 234.771 | 234.904 | 235.495 | 235.732 | 235.215 | 235.390 |
| 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 236.854 | 237.477 | 237.656 | 238.432 | 238.609 | 238.813 | 238.617 | 239.448 | 240.939 | 240.573 | 240.666 | 240.526 |
| 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 241.919 | 242.988 | 243.463 | 244.607 | 245.770 | 246.196 | 246.155 | 246.336 | 246.565 | 247.038 | 245.933 | 244.786 |
| 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 245.133 | 246.218 | 247.768 | 249.332 | 249.871 | 249.747 | 250.236 | 250.112 | 250.251 | 250.894 | 250.644 | 250.452 |
| 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 251.361 | 251.935 | 251.375 | 249.515 | 249.521 | 251.054 | 252.636 | 253.597 | 254.004 | 254.076 | 253.826 | 254.081 |
| 2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 255.296 | 256.843 | 258.935 | 261.237 | 263.612 | 266.412 | 267.789 | 268.387 | 269.086 | 271.552 | 273.042 | 273.925 |
| 2022                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 276.296 | 278.943 | 283.176 | 284.575 | 288.022 | 292.542 | 292.219 | 291.629 | 291.854 | 293.003 | 292.495 | 291.051 |
| 2023                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 293.565 | 295.057 | 296.021 | 297.730 | 298.382 | 299.394 | 299.899 | 301.551 | 302.257 | 302.071 | 301.224 | 300.728 |
| 2024                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 302.201 | 304.284 | 306.502 | 307.811 |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| Notes: Beginning with the CPI for January 2007, BLS publishes monthly CPIs to 3 decimal places.For years before 2007, BLS published CPIs to one decimal place. We show 3decimal places for every year to provide a consistent presentation.The data for 2000 include revisions released by BLS on September 28, 2000.Data for May through August 2016 include revisions released by BLS onOctober 18, 2016.Footer menu |