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                        CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U)
                          U.S. CITY AVERAGE, DALLAS-FORT WORTH, AND HOUSTON
   (1982-84=100)                             FEBRUARY 2008
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 |                                       |                  |                  |                  |
 |                                       |  US City Average | Dallas-Ft. Worth |Houston-Galveston |
 |                                       |                  |                  |                  |
 |                                       |         12-month |         12-month |         12-month |
 |                                       |          percent |          percent |          percent |
 | INDEX ITEMS                           | Index     change | Index     change | Index     change |
 |---------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 | All Items                             | 211.693      4.0 |                  | 187.585      3.5 |
 |                                       |                  |                  |                  |
 |  Food and beverages                   | 209.462      4.5 |                  | 191.929      4.4 |
 |   Food                                | 209.166      4.6 |                  | 191.139      4.2 |
 |    Food at home                       | 208.329      5.1 | 193.795      6.5 | 194.868      4.6 |
 |    Food away from home                | 211.878      3.9 |                  | 182.706      3.8 |
 |   Alcoholic beverages                 | 212.044      3.7 |                  | 195.237      6.5 |
 |  Housing                              | 213.026      2.8 |                  | 173.330      2.0 |
 |   Shelter                             | 244.786      2.9 | 183.020      2.9 | 193.885      3.2 |
 |    Rent of primary residence 1/       | 240.325      3.7 | 180.242      3.9 | 181.199      1.8 |
 |    Owners' equivalent rent 1/2/       | 250.481      2.6 | 194.090      1.6 | 174.918      2.5 |
 |   Fuels and utilities                 | 205.795      5.6 |                  | 181.143     -4.3 |
 |    Gas (piped) and electricity 1/     | 187.376      3.4 | 214.852      1.4 | 172.819     -6.8 |
 |     Electricity 1/                    | 174.606      3.4 | 202.716     -1.3 | 168.182    -10.7 |
 |     Utility (piped) gas service 1/    | 225.808      3.5 | 235.236     18.8 | 192.943     21.8 |
 |   Household furnishings & operations  | 126.753     -0.6 |                  | 120.458      3.5 |
 |  Apparel                              | 117.839     -1.0 |                  | 146.620     -6.7 |
 |  Transportation                       | 190.520      9.0 |                  | 174.151     10.7 |
 |   Private transportation              | 186.571      9.2 |                  | 173.338     10.6 |
 |    Motor Fuel                         | 259.242     32.7 | 264.779     38.5 | 255.136     38.4 |
 |     Gasoline                          | 257.845     32.7 | 263.592     38.7 | 253.695     38.3 |
 |  Medical care                         | 362.155      4.5 |                  | 331.979      2.0 |
 |  Recreation 3/                        | 112.365      1.1 |                  | 109.463      0.6 |
 |  Education & communication 3/         | 121.766      3.2 |                  | 108.164      2.6 |
 |  Other goods and services             | 340.191      2.9 |                  | 294.658      3.5 |
 |                                       |                  |                  |                  |
 | Special indexes:                      |                  |                  |                  |
 | Energy                                | 219.311     18.9 | 240.878     19.0 | 213.269     13.4 |
 | All items less shelter                | 201.110      4.6 |                  | 184.961      3.7 |
 | All items less food and energy        | 213.866      2.3 |                  | 186.439      2.0 |
 | All items (1967=100)                  | 634.139          |                  | 601.654          |
 |---------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 |     CPI FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS        |                  |                  |                  |
 |    AND CLERICAL WORKERS (CPI-W):      |                  |                  |                  |
 | All Items                             | 207.254      4.4 |                  | 185.904      3.7 |
 | All Items (1967=100)                  | 617.345          |                  | 593.324          |
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   1/ This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item
      stratum index series converted to a geometric mean estimator in January 1999.
   2/ Full series title is "owners' equivalent rent of primary residence"; index base is
      December 1982=100.
   3/ Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

   NOTE:  Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston are on opposing pricing cycles.  The All Items
          index and sub-components are reported for odd-numbered months for Dallas and
          for even-numbered months for Houston.

   Last updated: March 14, 2008

Last Modified Date: April 16, 2008