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Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI)

Consumer-price index for owners' equivalent rent.

Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI)
441
Index 1982-84=100 · latest, Jun 2026
vs prior month▲ 0.2%
vs year ago▲ 3.3%
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 20201001502002503003504001990200020102020441
Owners' Equivalent Rent (CPI) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearOwners' Equivalent Rent (CPI)
1982100
1983105
1984110
1985116
1986122
1987128
1988134
1989141
1990148
1991153
1992158
1993163
1994168
1995174
1996179
1997185
1998191
1999195
2000202
2001211
2002218
2003222
2004227
2005233
2006243
2007250
2008255
2009257
2010257
2011262
2012267
2013274
2014281
2015290
2016301
2017310
2018320
2019331
2020338
2021351
2022377
2023401
2024420
2025434
2026441

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Source: BLS · CUUR0000SEHC · series · Dec 1982 to Jun 2026 · latest-revised

Refreshed Jul 31, 2026 from BLS.

Consumer-price index for owners' equivalent rent.

Consumer price index for owners' equivalent rent of residences, all urban consumers.

Source: BLS · Jun 2026 · Full lesson → Learn

About the bands. Shaded spans are NBER-dated US recessions, drawn as factual overlays. They mark when the economy contracted, not why. Lining an event up with a move is not evidence it caused the move.

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No single number is the economy. These measure nearby parts of it — add one to compare, or open it on its own.

  • Rent (CPI) Rent actually paid by tenants, the market-rent counterpart.
  • Home Price to Income Home prices measured against incomes, the buy side.
  • CPI Inflation (YoY) The headline index this is the largest single component of.