The Cost of Living Index is now available from Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC). The index is published by ACCRA (the American Chamber of Commerce Research Association). Approximately 310 cities throughout the United States and Canada participate each quarter.
Cost of living statistics are some of the most commonly requested information provided by TRPC. ACCRA produces the only index of its scale and kind in the United States, allowing users to compare living costs in a particular place to the average of all participating cities. The ACCRA index differs from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in that the CPI strictly compares costs in one region over time. In contrast, the Cost of Living Index allows for comparisons among many places at one point in time, but does not compare changes over time. Items surveyed include products and services in the categories of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous.
Second Quarter 2010
First Quarter 2010
Annual 2009 - Fourth Quarter has been replaced by an annual report
Third Quarter 2009
Second Quarter 2009
First Quarter 2009
Annual 2008 - Fourth Quarter has been replaced by an annual report
Third Quarter 2008
Second Quarter 2008
First Quarter 2008
Fourth Quarter 2007
Third Quarter 2007 - No Data, survey was not conducted
Second Quarter 2007
First Quarter 2007
Fourth Quarter 2006
Third Quarter 2006
Second Quarter 2006
First Quarter 2006
Fourth Quarter 2005
Third Quarter 2005
Second Quarter 2005
First Quarter 2005
Fourth Quarter 2004
Third Quarter 2004
Second Quarter 2004
First Quarter 2004
Fourth Quarter 2003
Third Quarter 2003
Second Quarter 2003
First Quarter 2003
Fourth Quarter 2002
Third Quarter 2002
Second Quarter 2002
First Quarter 2002
Fourth Quarter 2001
Third Quarter 2001
Second Quarter 2001
First Quarter 2001
To obtain cost of living data for other parts of the country,visit the ACCRA website at http://www.accra.org.
For further information on the ACCRA Cost of Living Index in the Olympia region, contact Thurston Regional Planning Council at info@trpc.org, call (360) 956-7575, or write to TRPC at 2424 Heritage Ct. SW #A, Olympia, WA 98501.
