| In current dollars | 1993(b) | 1996(b) | Percent Change 1993-1996 |
| Median gross rent | $551 | $630 | +14.3% |
| Median contract rent | $501 | $593 | +18.4 |
| CPI(a) | 154.0 | 166.0 | + 7.8 |
| In April 1996 dollars | |||
| Median gross rent | $594 | $630 | + 6.1 |
| Median contract rent | $540 | $593 | + 9.8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1993 and 1996 New York City Housing and Vacancy Surveys.
Notes:
(a) Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for New York- Northeast
New Jersey-Long Island (1982-84=100), April of each year, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
(b) In both the 1993 and 1996 HVSs, contract rent and/or utility costs were
unreported for some units. For the purpose of comparing 1993 and 1996 rents
in this and other rent tables, unreported rents and/or utility costs are
excluded from the medians and distributions, as has always been done for
the HVS. However, it should be noted that the Census Bureau will impute
unreported values and provide comparable 1993 and 1996 rent data this summer,
using imputed data. The imputed rents may be slightly different from the
reported rents presented in this table.