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Southwest - Consumer Prices

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items, in the U.S., South, and selected metropolitan areas
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)(not seasonally adjusted)
Area (Links provide news releases)	Back data	Annual average 2007	Feb 2008	Mar 2008	Percent change
					Annual average 2006 to 2007	12 months ended
					Annual average 2006 to 2007	Feb 2008	Mar 2008
U.S. City Average		207.342	211.693	213.528	2.8	4.0	4.0
South (1)		200.361	205.060	206.676	2.9	4.6	4.4
South City Size Class (population)
A (over 1.5 million)		202.825	207.605	209.065	3.1	4.6	4.3
B/C (50,000-1.5 million) (2)		127.422	130.351	131.442	2.8	4.7	4.5
D (less than 50,000)		200.203	205.189	206.933	2.6	4.7	4.4

Metropolitan areas
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (3)		193.245		198.596	1.7		4.4
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX (3)		183.838	187.585		1.8	3.5
Footnotes (1) The South region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (2) December 1996=100. (3) Published in alternate months.
SOURCE: Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households. Return to Southwest Economic Summary menu

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Consumer Price Index


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