Consumer Price Index
The Bay Area Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the price of a range of goods and services over time.
The change in the index is referred to as the rate of inflation. The numbers presented are prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area covering San Francisco, the East Bay and the Peninsula. Note that while this series is generally used as representative of the CPI for the Bay Area region, a change in the sample geography in 2018 means the index is now reported for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Core Based Statistical Area, covering Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties and not the remaining counties (Santa Clara, Napa, Solano and Sonoma).
Raw Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI numbers are provided below. Annual averages are provided, followed by bimonthly values. The base year is an average of 1982, 1983 and 1984 (hence 1982-84=100).
Monthly Bay Area Index
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | --- | 345.2 | --- | 351.2 | --- | 351.1 | --- | 349.3 | --- | 349.4 | --- | 348.0 | 349.0 |
| 2023 | --- | 337.2 | --- | 338.5 | --- | 340.1 | --- | 340.1 | --- | 341.2 | --- | 339.9 | 339.5 |
| 2022 | --- | 320.2 | --- | 324.9 | --- | 330.5 | --- | 328.9 | --- | 332.1 | --- | 331.2 | 328.0 |
| 2021 | --- | 304.4 | --- | 309.4 | --- | 309.5 | --- | 311.2 | --- | 313.3 | --- | 315.8 | 310.6 |
| 2020 | --- | 299.7 | --- | 298.1 | --- | 300.0 | --- | 300.2 | --- | 301.7 | --- | 302.9 | 300.4 |
| 2019 | --- | 291.2 | --- | 294.8 | --- | 295.3 | --- | 295.5 | --- | 298.4 | --- | 297.0 | 295.4 |
| 2018 | --- | 281.3 | --- | 283.4 | --- | 286.1 | --- | 287.7 | --- | 289.7 | --- | 289.9 | 286.3 |
| 2017 | --- | 271.6 | --- | 274.6 | --- | 275.3 | --- | 275.9 | --- | 277.6 | --- | 277.4 | 275.4 |
| 2016 | --- | 262.6 | --- | 264.6 | --- | 266.0 | --- | 267.9 | --- | 270.3 | --- | 269.5 | 266.8 |
| 2015 | --- | 254.9 | --- | 257.6 | --- | 259.1 | --- | 259.9 | --- | 261.0 | --- | 260.3 | 258.8 |
| 2014 | --- | 248.6 | --- | 251.5 | --- | 253.3 | --- | 253.4 | --- | 254.5 | --- | 252.3 | 252.3 |
| 2013 | --- | 242.7 | --- | 244.7 | --- | 245.9 | --- | 246.1 | --- | 246.6 | --- | 245.7 | 245.3 |
| 2012 | --- | 236.9 | --- | 239.0 | --- | 239.8 | --- | 241.2 | --- | 242.8 | --- | 239.5 | 239.9 |
| 2011 | --- | 230.0 | --- | 234.1 | --- | 233.6 | --- | 234.6 | --- | 235.3 | --- | 234.3 | 233.7 |
| 2010 | --- | 226.1 | --- | 227.7 | --- | 228.1 | --- | 228.0 | --- | 228.1 | --- | 227.7 | 227.6 |
| 2009 | --- | 222.2 | --- | 223.9 | --- | 225.7 | --- | 225.8 | --- | 226.1 | --- | 224.2 | 224.6 |
| 2008 | --- | 219.6 | --- | 222.1 | --- | 225.2 | --- | 225.4 | --- | 225.8 | --- | 218.5 | 222.8 |
| 2007 | --- | 213.7 | --- | 215.8 | --- | 216.1 | --- | 216.2 | --- | 217.9 | --- | 218.5 | 216.4 |
| 2006 | --- | 207.1 | --- | 208.9 | --- | 209.1 | --- | 210.7 | --- | 211.0 | --- | 210.4 | 209.5 |
| 2005 | --- | 201.2 | --- | 202.5 | --- | 201.2 | --- | 203.0 | --- | 205.9 | --- | 203.4 | 202.9 |
| 2004 | --- | 198.1 | --- | 198.3 | --- | 199.0 | --- | 198.7 | --- | 200.3 | --- | 199.5 | 199.0 |
| 2003 | --- | 197.7 | --- | 197.3 | --- | 196.3 | --- | 196.3 | --- | 196.3 | --- | 195.3 | 196.5 |
| 2002 | --- | 191.3 | --- | 193.0 | --- | 193.2 | --- | 193.5 | --- | 194.3 | --- | 193.2 | 193.1 |
| 2001 | --- | 187.9 | --- | 189.1 | --- | 190.9 | --- | 191.0 | --- | 191.7 | --- | 190.6 | 190.2 |
| 2000 | --- | 176.5 | --- | 178.7 | --- | 179.1 | --- | 181.7 | --- | 183.4 | --- | 184.1 | 180.6 |
| 1999 | --- | 169.4 | --- | 172.2 | --- | 171.8 | --- | 173.5 | --- | 175.2 | --- | 174.5 | 172.8 |
| 1998 | --- | 163.2 | --- | 164.6 | --- | 165.5 | --- | 166.6 | --- | 167.2 | --- | 167.4 | 165.7 |
| 1997 | 157.0 | 157.9 | 159.2 | 159.6 | 159.8 | 160.0 | 160.6 | 161.2 | 161.6 | 162.5 | 162.6 | 162.6 | 160.4 |
| 1996 | 152.9 | 153.2 | 152.9 | 153.9 | 155.1 | 155.2 | 155.9 | 155.6 | 156.3 | 156.9 | 156.9 | 156.0 | 155.1 |
| 1995 | 150.3 | 150.5 | 151.1 | 151.5 | 151.3 | 151.7 | 151.5 | 151.5 | 152.3 | 152.6 | 152.4 | 152.1 | 151.6 |
| 1994 | 147.5 | 147.4 | 148.2 | 148.0 | 148.3 | 148.1 | 148.9 | 149.4 | 149.4 | 149.4 | 149.8 | 149.4 | 148.7 |
| 1993 | 145.1 | 145.5 | 145.7 | 146.8 | 146.9 | 146.1 | 146.1 | 146.2 | 146.5 | 147.0 | 147.2 | 147.0 | 146.3 |
| 1992 | 140.3 | 141.0 | 141.9 | 141.6 | 141.9 | 141.9 | 142.2 | 142.7 | 143.7 | 144.3 | 144.2 | 144.3 | 142.5 |
| 1991 | 136.7 | 136.1 | 136.3 | 135.8 | 136.2 | 137.6 | 138.2 | 139.1 | 139.7 | 139.6 | 139.8 | 139.8 | 137.9 |
| 1990 | 128.5 | 129.2 | 130.0 | 130.7 | 130.8 | 131.6 | 132.3 | 133.1 | 134.0 | 134.6 | 134.7 | 135.1 | 132.0 |
| 1989 | 124.0 | 124.0 | 125.9 | 125.4 | 126.3 | 126.2 | 127.4 | 128.1 | 126.8 | 127.5 | 127.2 | 127.4 | 126.4 |
| 1988 | 118.4 | 117.9 | 119.1 | 118.7 | 119.7 | 120.1 | 120.9 | 122.0 | 122.1 | 122.3 | 122.2 | 122.6 | 120.5 |
| 1987 | 112.5 | 113.4 | 113.7 | 114.8 | 115.0 | 115.0 | 115.8 | 116.1 | 116.6 | 117.1 | 117.3 | 117.4 | 115.4 |
| 1986 | --- | 111.0 | --- | 110.4 | --- | 111.9 | --- | 112.4 | --- | 113.1 | --- | 111.8 | 111.8 |
| 1985 | --- | 106.9 | --- | 107.5 | --- | 108.4 | --- | 109.2 | --- | 109.5 | --- | 109.4 | 108.5 |
| 1984 | --- | 101.4 | --- | 102.9 | --- | 103.7 | --- | 105.2 | --- | 106.5 | --- | 106.0 | 104.3 |
| 1983 | --- | 96.7 | --- | 97.4 | --- | 98.6 | --- | 99.5 | --- | 99.4 | --- | 100.0 | 98.6 |
| 1982 | --- | 96.2 | --- | 97.2 | --- | 99.1 | --- | 99.0 | --- | 98.4 | --- | 95.6 | 97.6 |
| 1981 | --- | 84.7 | --- | 87.9 | --- | 89.1 | --- | 93.6 | --- | 96.6 | --- | 95.6 | 91.2 |
| 1980 | --- | 78.3 | --- | 79.2 | --- | 80.7 | --- | 81.6 | --- | 81.9 | --- | 82.9 | 80.8 |
| 1979 | --- | 66.3 | --- | 67.9 | --- | 69.1 | --- | 71.0 | --- | 72.0 | --- | 74.9 | 70.2 |
| 1978 | --- | 61.5 | --- | 62.7 | --- | 64.8 | --- | 66.6 | --- | 66.1 | --- | 65.3 | 64.5 |
| 1977 | --- | --- | 57.2 | --- | --- | 58.8 | --- | --- | 59.9 | --- | --- | 60.9 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | --- | --- | 53.8 | --- | --- | 54.3 | --- | --- | 55.3 | --- | --- | 56.0 | 54.8 |
| 1975 | --- | --- | 50.7 | --- | --- | 51.6 | --- | --- | 52.5 | --- | --- | 53.4 | 52.1 |
| 1974 | --- | --- | 45.3 | --- | --- | 46.8 | --- | --- | 48.2 | --- | --- | 49.5 | 47.5 |
| 1973 | --- | --- | 41.9 | --- | --- | 42.5 | --- | --- | 43.8 | --- | --- | 44.0 | 43.0 |
| 1972 | --- | --- | 39.9 | --- | --- | 40.4 | --- | --- | 40.9 | --- | --- | 41.1 | 40.6 |
| 1971 | --- | --- | 38.7 | --- | --- | 39.0 | --- | --- | 39.3 | --- | --- | 39.6 | 39.2 |
| 1970 | --- | --- | 37.2 | --- | --- | 37.6 | --- | --- | 38.0 | --- | --- | 38.5 | 37.8 |
* Table refreshed with historic FRED data in January 2022. Data is from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (CBSA) [CUURA422SA0], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUURA422SA0, January 12, 2022. A version of this table erroneously reported the August 2023 inflation index at 341.2. It should have stated 340.1, and was corrected January 11, 2024.
Bay Area Index Annual Average
| YEAR | RAW BLS INDEX 1982-84=100.0 |
Annual Avg Percentage Change |
Dec–Dec Percentage Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Avg | December | |||
| 2024 | 349.0 | 348.0 | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 339.5 | 339.9 | 3.5% | 2.6% |
| 2022 | 328.0 | 331.2 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
| 2021 | 310.6 | 315.8 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 300.4 | 302.9 | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 295.4 | 297.0 | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 286.3 | 289.9 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 275.4 | 277.4 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 266.8 | 269.5 | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 258.8 | 260.3 | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| 2014 | 252.3 | 252.3 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 245.3 | 245.7 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 239.9 | 239.5 | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| 2011 | 233.7 | 234.3 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 227.6 | 227.7 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 224.6 | 224.2 | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| 2008 | 222.8 | 218.5 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 216.4 | 218.5 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 209.5 | 210.4 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 202.9 | 203.4 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 199.0 | 199.5 | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 196.5 | 195.3 | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| 2002 | 193.1 | 193.2 | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 190.2 | 190.6 | 5.3% | 3.5% |
| 2000 | 180.6 | 184.1 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| 1999 | 172.8 | 174.5 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 1998 | 165.7 | 167.4 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| 1997 | 160.4 | 162.6 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 1996 | 155.1 | 156.0 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| 1995 | 151.6 | 152.1 | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| 1994 | 148.7 | 149.4 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 146.3 | 147.0 | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| 1992 | 142.5 | 144.3 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| 1991 | 137.9 | 139.8 | 4.4% | 5.3% |
| 1990 | 132.0 | 135.1 | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| 1989 | 126.4 | 127.4 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 1988 | 120.5 | 122.6 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
| 1987 | 115.4 | 117.4 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| 1986 | 111.8 | 111.8 | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| 1985 | 108.5 | 109.4 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 1984 | 104.3 | 106.0 | 4.3% | 4.0% |
| 1983 | 98.6 | 100.0 | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| 1982 | 97.6 | 95.6 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 1981 | 91.3 | 95.6 | 13.0% | 15.3% |
| 1980 | 80.8 | 82.9 | 15.1% | 10.7% |
| 1979 | 70.2 | 74.9 | 8.8% | 14.7% |
| 1978 | 64.5 | 65.3 | 9.0% | 7.2% |
| 1977 | 59.2 | 60.9 | 7.9% | 8.7% |
| 1976 | 54.8 | 56.0 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| 1975 | 52.1 | 53.4 | 9.7% | 7.9% |
| 1974 | 47.5 | 49.5 | 10.2% | 12.5% |
| 1973 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| 1972 | 40.6 | 41.1 | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| 1971 | 39.1 | 39.6 | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| 1970 | 37.8 | 38.5 | --- | --- |
**Table refreshed with historic FRED data in January 2022. Change in year over year indices is calculated on unrounded data, and then rounded to one decimal.