| Year | Wage index | Price index (CPI-W) |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.96 | 5.57 |
| 1971 | 5.02 | 3.27 |
| 1972 | 9.80 | 3.41 |
| 1973 | 6.26 | 8.71 |
| 1974 | 5.94 | 12.34 |
| 1975 | 7.47 | 6.94 |
| 1976 | 6.90 | 4.86 |
| 1977 | 5.99 | 6.70 |
| 1978 | 7.94 | 9.02 |
| 1979 | 8.75 | 13.29 |
| 1980 | 9.01 | 12.52 |
| 1981 | 10.07 | 8.92 |
| 1982 | 5.51 | 3.83 |
| 1983 | 4.87 | 3.79 |
| 1984 | 5.88 | 3.95 |
| 1985 | 4.26 | 3.80 |
| 1986 | 2.97 | 1.10 |
| 1987 | 6.38 | 4.43 |
| 1988 | 4.93 | 4.42 |
| 1989 | 3.96 | 4.65 |
| 1990 | 4.62 | 6.11 |
| 1991 | 3.73 | 3.06 |
| 1992 | 5.15 | 2.90 |
| 1993 | 0.86 | 2.75 |
| 1994 | 2.68 | 2.67 |
| 1995 | 4.01 | 2.54 |
| 1996 | 4.89 | 3.32 |
| 1997 | 5.84 | 1.70 |
| 1998 | 5.23 | 1.61 |
| 1999 | 5.57 | 2.68 |
| 2000 | 5.53 | 3.39 |
| 2001 | 2.39 | 1.55 |
| 2002 | 1.00 | 2.38 |
| 2003 | 2.44 | 1.88 |
| SOURCES: Office of the Chief Actuary, Automatic Increases, Average Wage Index Series, available at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/COLA/AWIgrowth.html; Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-W, available at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/. | ||
| NOTE: CPI-W = consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers. | ||
