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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > CPI Summary

Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators

 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, April 2024 (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) (PDF format: not updated until mid-morning on release day)
Item and group U.S. City Average
 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
Index Percent change
 Index Percent change
 Index Percent change
Apr.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Apr.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Apr.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 313.548 3.4 0.4 1.0         274.834 2.9   0.8

Food and beverages

 326.107 2.2 0.2 0.3         298.739 2.6   -0.4

Food

 328.678 2.2 0.2 0.3         301.296 2.5   -0.4

Food at home

 305.707 1.1 0.1 0.1 270.973 1.6 -0.1 -0.9 289.452 0.5 -0.5 -1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 355.852 0.6 0.3 -0.2 317.166 1.1 -1.5 -1.5 338.974 -5.9 -0.7 -3.8

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 322.323 1.0 -0.1 0.7 319.360 1.8 -0.5 -1.5 311.356 -1.1 -0.3 1.1

Dairy and related products

 267.474 -1.3 0.5 0.1 235.008 0.2 2.9 -0.5 238.353 1.0 2.3 -2.5

Fruits and vegetables

 352.274 1.7 -0.2 -0.5 227.284 2.7 -1.1 -3.1 366.339 9.4 -2.2 0.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 220.712 2.3 -0.3 -0.1 230.830 0.5 -0.2 -1.5 357.232 1.1 -0.4 1.8

Other food at home

 273.306 1.4 0.4 0.2 271.118 1.7 0.7 1.4 247.472 -2.6 -0.3 -3.5

Food away from home

 365.813 4.1 0.3 0.6         308.912 5.4   0.2

Alcoholic beverages

 289.717 2.0 0.1 0.2         244.616 2.3   -0.6

Housing

 331.688 4.5 0.1 0.6         270.169 3.9   0.6

Shelter

 397.539 5.5 0.3 0.9 343.991 7.2 0.5 1.1 328.544 4.5 0.7 1.1

Rent of primary residence

 416.386 5.4 0.3 0.7 365.455 5.1 0.1 0.6 324.692 4.7 0.4 0.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 407.538 5.8 0.3 0.7 367.782 7.2 0.4 1.0 306.921 4.7 0.4 0.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 407.588 5.7 0.3 0.7 367.782 7.2 0.4 1.0 306.921 4.7 0.4 0.5

Fuels and utilities

 311.410 3.8 -0.9 -0.9         192.155 10.0   -1.7

Household energy

 260.399 3.3 -1.3 -1.3 302.197 13.6 0.7 -2.4 161.527 11.8 -1.1 -2.3

Energy Services

 264.252 3.6 -1.3 -1.3 298.626 14.0 0.8 -2.4 158.394 12.3 -1.1 -2.3

Electricity

 276.653 5.1 -0.6 0.1 277.452 11.8 1.2 -2.5 152.047 15.8 0.0 -1.4

Utility (piped) gas service

 221.729 -1.9 -3.8 -6.1 330.144 25.4 -0.9 -2.1        

Household furnishings & operations

 147.173 -1.7 -0.6 -0.5         153.593 -5.0   -1.4

Apparel

 133.502 1.3 -0.1 1.1         198.124 12.5   3.5

Transportation

 276.687 3.5 1.5 3.8         242.732 4.0   2.0

Private transportation

 275.873 3.8 1.4 3.7         246.066 5.1   2.3

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 125.017 -2.6 -0.2 0.2         102.245 -3.1   -0.8

New vehicles(1)

 178.250 -0.4 0.0 -0.2         195.701 -0.8   -0.4

Used cars and trucks(1)

 180.132 -6.9 -0.4 0.1         296.061 -6.9   -0.1

Motor fuel

 323.189 1.0 5.0 11.6 316.282 0.3 5.6 14.6 283.979 -0.7 6.0 12.0

Gasoline (all types)

 322.434 1.2 5.2 12.0 314.011 0.1 5.7 14.8 284.164 -1.0 6.2 12.3

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 839.077 22.6 1.4 4.0                

Medical care

 561.612 2.6 0.3 0.8         537.770 -2.4   -1.9

Recreation(3)

 138.412 1.5 0.2 0.1         132.093 1.6   2.7

Education and communication(3)

 146.040 0.4 0.1 0.1         121.636 0.6   1.3

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 851.783 2.6 0.1 0.1         1,333.615 2.5   0.8

Other goods and services

 556.486 4.3 0.5 1.0         477.140 -1.7   1.2

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 290.760 2.6 2.0 5.2 313.198 8.0 3.3 5.9 217.574 5.6 3.2 6.1

All items less shelter

 284.224 2.2 0.4 1.1         254.043 2.0   0.6

All items less food and energy

 317.978 3.6 0.3 0.8         281.147 2.7   0.4

All items (1967 = 100)

 939.251               881.492      

CPI FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS
AND CLERICAL WORKERS (CPI-W)

All items

 307.811 3.4 0.4 1.2         270.846 3.1   0.7

All items (1967 = 100)

 916.874               864.421      

Footnotes
(1) For Dallas, indexes on a February 1978=100 base. For Houston, indexes on an April 1978=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

Note: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households. The indexes for food at home, energy, and shelter are compiled monthly for Dallas and Houston. Full surveys, which produce the All Items Indexes and major components, are compiled every two months. These full surveys are published for the odd-numbered months for Dallas and for the even-numbered months for Houston.

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