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SSA bases its annual adjustment on the CPI. Additionally, anyone can use the index to calculate buying power by adjusting historical values to see how they stack up in today’s dollars.

While inflation has cooled since 2022, the CPI rose 2.9% from Dec. 2023 to Dec. 2024. Not all prices rise at the same rate – some sectors of the economy are seeing minimal inflation or even ...

If you're moving to San Diego this year, your monthly cost of living will be 20% more expensive than if you had made the move ...