COLA for FECA Employees

The percentage increase in the December CPI-W (1982-84=100) index from year to year determines the FECA COLA increase.  After the ninth month of the 12-month measuring period for the 2019 FECA COLA the index rose 2.511%.

Year FECA COLA
1995 2.7%
1996 2.5%
1997 3.3%
1998 1.5%
1999 1.6%
2000 2.7%
2001 3.4%
2002 1.3%
2003 2.4%
2004 1.6%
2005 3.4%
2006 3.5%
2007 2.4%
2008 4.3%
2009 0.0%
2010 3.4%
2011 1.7%
2012 3.2%
2013 1.7%
2014 1.5%
2015 0.3%
2016 0.4%
2017 2.0%
2018 2.2%