Los Angeles inflation
Prices in Los Angeles since 2000
Up 108%
An average of 2.84% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices. $100 of 2000 spending here costs $208.04 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
3.6%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1915
How much prices in Los Angeles have risen
| Since | Los Angeles | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,406% | +1,290% | $1,506.30 |
| 1970 | +822% | +763% | $922.46 |
| 1980 | +327% | +307% | $426.51 |
| 1990 | +163% | +156% | $262.69 |
| 2000 | +108% | +95% | $208.04 |
| 2010 | +58% | +54% | $158.04 |
| 2020 | +28% | +29% | $128.15 |
Calculate Los Angeles inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1915
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 342.7 | 3.2% | $1.04 |
| 2024 | 332.2 | 3.3% | $1.07 |
| 2023 | 321.6 | 3.5% | $1.11 |
| 2022 | 310.8 | 7.4% | $1.15 |
| 2021 | 289.2 | 3.8% | $1.23 |
| 2020 | 278.6 | 1.6% | $1.28 |
| 2019 | 274.1 | 3.1% | $1.30 |
| 2018 | 266.0 | 3.8% | $1.34 |
| 2017 | 256.2 | 2.8% | $1.39 |
| 2016 | 249.2 | 1.9% | $1.43 |
| 2015 | 244.6 | 0.9% | $1.46 |
| 2014 | 242.4 | 1.3% | $1.47 |
| 2013 | 239.2 | 1.1% | $1.49 |
| 2012 | 236.6 | 2.0% | $1.51 |
| 2011 | 231.9 | 2.7% | $1.54 |
| 2010 | 225.9 | 1.2% | $1.58 |
| 2009 | 223.2 | -0.8% | $1.60 |
| 2008 | 225.0 | 3.5% | $1.59 |
| 2007 | 217.3 | 3.3% | $1.64 |
| 2006 | 210.4 | 4.3% | $1.70 |
| 2005 | 201.8 | 4.5% | $1.77 |
| 2004 | 193.2 | 3.3% | $1.85 |
| 2003 | 187.0 | 2.6% | $1.91 |
| 2002 | 182.2 | 2.8% | $1.96 |
| 2001 | 177.3 | 3.3% | $2.01 |
| 2000 | 171.6 | 3.3% | $2.08 |
| 1999 | 166.1 | 2.3% | $2.15 |
| 1998 | 162.3 | 1.4% | $2.20 |
| 1997 | 160.0 | 1.6% | $2.23 |
| 1996 | 157.5 | 1.9% | $2.27 |
| 1995 | 154.6 | 1.5% | $2.31 |
| 1994 | 152.3 | 1.3% | $2.34 |
| 1993 | 150.3 | 2.6% | $2.38 |
| 1992 | 146.5 | 3.6% | $2.44 |
| 1991 | 141.4 | 4.0% | $2.52 |
| 1990 | 135.9 | 5.9% | $2.63 |
| 1989 | 128.3 | 5.1% | $2.78 |
| 1988 | 122.1 | 4.6% | $2.92 |
| 1987 | 116.7 | 4.3% | $3.06 |
| 1986 | 111.9 | 3.2% | $3.19 |
| 1985 | 108.4 | 4.6% | $3.29 |
| 1984 | 103.6 | 4.5% | $3.45 |
| 1983 | 99.1 | 1.8% | $3.60 |
| 1982 | 97.3 | 5.9% | $3.67 |
| 1981 | 91.9 | 9.8% | $3.88 |
| 1980 | 83.7 | 15.8% | $4.27 |
| 1979 | 72.3 | 10.7% | $4.94 |
| 1978 | 65.3 | 7.4% | $5.47 |
| 1977 | 60.8 | 6.9% | $5.87 |
| 1976 | 56.9 | 6.8% | $6.27 |
| 1975 | 53.3 | 10.6% | $6.70 |
| 1974 | 48.2 | 10.3% | $7.41 |
| 1973 | 43.7 | 5.6% | $8.17 |
| 1972 | 41.4 | 3.2% | $8.62 |
| 1971 | 40.1 | 3.6% | $8.90 |
| 1970 | 38.7 | 5.2% | $9.22 |
| 1969 | 36.8 | 4.5% | $9.70 |
| 1968 | 35.2 | 4.1% | $10.14 |
| 1967 | 33.8 | 2.4% | $10.56 |
| 1966 | 33.0 | 1.9% | $10.82 |
| 1965 | 32.4 | 2.2% | $11.02 |
| 1964 | 31.7 | 1.9% | $11.26 |
| 1963 | 31.1 | 1.3% | $11.48 |
| 1962 | 30.7 | 1.3% | $11.63 |
| 1961 | 30.3 | 1.0% | $11.78 |
| 1960 | 30.0 | 2.0% | $11.90 |
| 1959 | 29.4 | 1.7% | $12.14 |
| 1958 | 28.9 | 3.2% | $12.35 |
| 1957 | 28.0 | 3.3% | $12.75 |
| 1956 | 27.1 | 1.5% | $13.17 |
| 1955 | 26.7 | 0.0% | $13.37 |
| 1954 | 26.7 | 0.0% | $13.37 |
| 1953 | 26.7 | 0.8% | $13.37 |
| 1952 | 26.5 | 3.1% | $13.47 |
| 1951 | 25.7 | 8.4% | $13.89 |
| 1950 | 23.7 | 0.4% | $15.06 |
| 1949 | 23.6 | 0.0% | $15.13 |
| 1948 | 23.6 | 7.3% | $15.13 |
| 1947 | 22.0 | 12.8% | $16.23 |
| 1946 | 19.5 | 7.7% | $18.31 |
| 1945 | 18.1 | 2.8% | $19.72 |
| 1944 | 17.6 | 1.7% | $20.28 |
| 1943 | 17.3 | 4.8% | $20.64 |
| 1942 | 16.5 | 12.2% | $21.64 |
| 1941 | 14.7 | 5.8% | $24.29 |
| 1940 | 13.9 | 0.0% | $25.68 |
| 1939 | 13.9 | -0.7% | $25.68 |
| 1938 | 14.0 | -1.4% | $25.50 |
| 1937 | 14.2 | 5.2% | $25.14 |
| 1936 | 13.5 | 1.5% | $26.44 |
| 1935 | 13.3 | 3.1% | $26.84 |
| 1934 | 12.9 | 0.8% | $27.67 |
| 1933 | 12.8 | -5.9% | $27.89 |
| 1932 | 13.6 | -9.9% | $26.25 |
| 1931 | 15.1 | -9.6% | $23.64 |
| 1930 | 16.7 | -3.5% | $21.38 |
| 1929 | 17.3 | 0.0% | $20.64 |
| 1928 | 17.3 | -1.7% | $20.64 |
| 1927 | 17.6 | -1.7% | $20.28 |
| 1926 | 17.9 | -2.7% | $19.94 |
| 1925 | 18.4 | 0.0% | $19.40 |
| 1924 | 18.4 | 0.5% | $19.40 |
| 1923 | 18.3 | 1.1% | $19.51 |
| 1922 | 18.1 | -2.7% | $19.72 |
| 1921 | 18.6 | -6.5% | $19.19 |
| 1920 | 19.9 | 17.1% | $17.94 |
| 1919 | 17.0 | 18.1% | $21.00 |
| 1918 | 14.4 | 19.0% | $24.79 |
| 1917 | 12.1 | 15.2% | $29.50 |
| 1916 | 10.5 | 5.0% | $34.00 |
| 1915 | 10.0 | $35.70 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUURS49ASA0, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- What is the inflation rate in Los Angeles?
- Prices in Los Angeles were 3.6% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- How much have prices risen in Los Angeles since 2000?
- 108%, compared with 95% for the U.S. as a whole. $100 of 2000 spending costs $208.04 now.
- What area does this cover?
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U series CUURS49ASA0).
- How often is Los Angeles CPI updated?
- BLS prices the largest metro areas every month and the others every other month, so the latest figure can be a month older than the national one.