Seattle inflation
Prices in Seattle since 2000
Up 113%
An average of 2.93% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices. $100 of 2000 spending here costs $212.68 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
4.4%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1915
How much prices in Seattle have risen
| Since | Seattle | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,550% | +1,290% | $1,649.88 |
| 1970 | +919% | +763% | $1,019.05 |
| 1980 | +361% | +307% | $460.85 |
| 1990 | +201% | +156% | $300.57 |
| 2000 | +113% | +95% | $212.68 |
| 2010 | +68% | +54% | $168.12 |
| 2020 | +35% | +29% | $134.82 |
Calculate Seattle inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1915
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 362.0 | 2.4% | $1.05 |
| 2024 | 353.5 | 3.7% | $1.08 |
| 2023 | 340.8 | 5.8% | $1.12 |
| 2022 | 322.2 | 9.0% | $1.18 |
| 2021 | 295.6 | 4.6% | $1.29 |
| 2020 | 282.7 | 1.7% | $1.35 |
| 2019 | 278.0 | 2.5% | $1.37 |
| 2018 | 271.1 | 3.2% | $1.41 |
| 2017 | 262.7 | 3.1% | $1.45 |
| 2016 | 254.9 | 2.2% | $1.50 |
| 2015 | 249.4 | 1.4% | $1.53 |
| 2014 | 246.0 | 1.8% | $1.55 |
| 2013 | 241.6 | 1.2% | $1.58 |
| 2012 | 238.7 | 2.5% | $1.60 |
| 2011 | 232.8 | 2.7% | $1.64 |
| 2010 | 226.7 | 0.3% | $1.68 |
| 2009 | 226.0 | 0.6% | $1.69 |
| 2008 | 224.7 | 4.2% | $1.70 |
| 2007 | 215.7 | 3.9% | $1.77 |
| 2006 | 207.6 | 3.7% | $1.84 |
| 2005 | 200.2 | 2.8% | $1.90 |
| 2004 | 194.7 | 1.2% | $1.96 |
| 2003 | 192.3 | 1.6% | $1.98 |
| 2002 | 189.3 | 1.9% | $2.01 |
| 2001 | 185.7 | 3.6% | $2.05 |
| 2000 | 179.2 | 3.7% | $2.13 |
| 1999 | 172.8 | 3.0% | $2.21 |
| 1998 | 167.7 | 2.9% | $2.27 |
| 1997 | 163.0 | 3.5% | $2.34 |
| 1996 | 157.5 | 3.4% | $2.42 |
| 1995 | 152.3 | 3.0% | $2.50 |
| 1994 | 147.8 | 3.4% | $2.58 |
| 1993 | 142.9 | 2.8% | $2.67 |
| 1992 | 139.0 | 3.7% | $2.74 |
| 1991 | 134.1 | 5.8% | $2.84 |
| 1990 | 126.8 | 7.4% | $3.01 |
| 1989 | 118.1 | 4.7% | $3.23 |
| 1988 | 112.8 | 3.3% | $3.38 |
| 1987 | 109.2 | 2.3% | $3.49 |
| 1986 | 106.7 | 1.0% | $3.57 |
| 1985 | 105.6 | 2.5% | $3.61 |
| 1984 | 103.0 | 3.7% | $3.70 |
| 1983 | 99.3 | 1.6% | $3.84 |
| 1982 | 97.7 | 6.4% | $3.90 |
| 1981 | 91.8 | 11.0% | $4.15 |
| 1980 | 82.7 | 16.5% | $4.61 |
| 1979 | 71.0 | 11.1% | $5.37 |
| 1978 | 63.9 | 9.6% | $5.96 |
| 1977 | 58.3 | 8.0% | $6.54 |
| 1976 | 54.0 | 5.7% | $7.06 |
| 1975 | 51.1 | 10.1% | $7.46 |
| 1974 | 46.4 | 11.0% | $8.21 |
| 1973 | 41.8 | 6.4% | $9.12 |
| 1972 | 39.3 | 2.9% | $9.70 |
| 1971 | 38.2 | 2.1% | $9.98 |
| 1970 | 37.4 | 4.5% | $10.19 |
| 1969 | 35.8 | 5.0% | $10.65 |
| 1968 | 34.1 | 4.0% | $11.18 |
| 1967 | 32.8 | 2.8% | $11.62 |
| 1966 | 31.9 | 2.9% | $11.95 |
| 1965 | 31.0 | 1.3% | $12.29 |
| 1964 | 30.6 | 1.3% | $12.45 |
| 1963 | 30.2 | 1.7% | $12.62 |
| 1962 | 29.7 | 1.4% | $12.83 |
| 1961 | 29.3 | 1.7% | $13.01 |
| 1960 | 28.8 | 1.1% | $13.23 |
| 1959 | 28.5 | 2.2% | $13.37 |
| 1958 | 27.9 | 2.2% | $13.66 |
| 1957 | 27.3 | 4.2% | $13.96 |
| 1956 | 26.2 | 1.2% | $14.55 |
| 1955 | 25.9 | 0.4% | $14.72 |
| 1954 | 25.8 | 0.0% | $14.77 |
| 1953 | 25.8 | 1.2% | $14.77 |
| 1952 | 25.5 | 2.8% | $14.95 |
| 1951 | 24.8 | 7.4% | $15.37 |
| 1950 | 23.1 | 1.8% | $16.50 |
| 1949 | 22.7 | -0.4% | $16.79 |
| 1948 | 22.8 | 8.1% | $16.72 |
| 1947 | 21.1 | 13.4% | $18.06 |
| 1946 | 18.6 | 7.5% | $20.49 |
| 1945 | 17.3 | 2.4% | $22.03 |
| 1944 | 16.9 | 1.2% | $22.55 |
| 1943 | 16.7 | 5.7% | $22.82 |
| 1942 | 15.8 | 12.9% | $24.12 |
| 1941 | 14.0 | 6.1% | $27.22 |
| 1940 | 13.2 | 0.0% | $28.87 |
| 1939 | 13.2 | 0.0% | $28.87 |
| 1938 | 13.2 | -1.5% | $28.87 |
| 1937 | 13.4 | 5.5% | $28.44 |
| 1936 | 12.7 | 0.8% | $30.01 |
| 1935 | 12.6 | 2.4% | $30.25 |
| 1934 | 12.3 | 2.5% | $30.99 |
| 1933 | 12.0 | -4.8% | $31.76 |
| 1932 | 12.6 | -8.7% | $30.25 |
| 1931 | 13.8 | -9.2% | $27.62 |
| 1930 | 15.2 | -1.9% | $25.07 |
| 1929 | 15.5 | 0.6% | $24.59 |
| 1928 | 15.4 | -0.6% | $24.75 |
| 1927 | 15.5 | -1.9% | $24.59 |
| 1926 | 15.8 | 0.0% | $24.12 |
| 1925 | 15.8 | 1.9% | $24.12 |
| 1924 | 15.5 | 0.0% | $24.59 |
| 1923 | 15.5 | -0.6% | $24.59 |
| 1922 | 15.6 | -6.6% | $24.43 |
| 1921 | 16.7 | -11.2% | $22.82 |
| 1920 | 18.8 | 13.9% | $20.27 |
| 1919 | 16.5 | 20.4% | $23.10 |
| 1918 | 13.7 | 24.5% | $27.82 |
| 1917 | 11.0 | 17.0% | $34.65 |
| 1916 | 9.4 | 4.4% | $40.54 |
| 1915 | 9.0 | $42.35 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUURS49DSA0, 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 Seattle?
- Prices in Seattle were 4.4% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- How much have prices risen in Seattle since 2000?
- 113%, compared with 95% for the U.S. as a whole. $100 of 2000 spending costs $212.68 now.
- What area does this cover?
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U series CUURS49DSA0).
- How often is Seattle 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.