Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI)
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
1990
2000
2010
2020
441
Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI)
1982
100
1983
105
1984
110
1985
116
1986
122
1987
128
1988
134
1989
141
1990
148
1991
153
1992
158
1993
163
1994
168
1995
174
1996
179
1997
185
1998
191
1999
195
2000
202
2001
211
2002
218
2003
222
2004
227
2005
233
2006
243
2007
250
2008
255
2009
257
2010
257
2011
262
2012
267
2013
274
2014
281
2015
290
2016
301
2017
310
2018
320
2019
331
2020
338
2021
351
2022
377
2023
401
2024
420
2025
434
2026
441
Source: BLS · CUUR0000SEHC · econscout.com