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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, December 2025 (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
Dec.
2025		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Dec.
2025		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Dec.
2025		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 324.054 2.7 0.0           277.453 1.6    

Food and beverages

 340.780 3.0 0.6           314.283 3.7    

Food

 343.795 3.1 0.6           317.149 3.6    

Food at home

 315.664 2.4 0.5   278.158 3.4 2.5   299.113 2.8 1.0  

Cereals and bakery products

 361.984 1.5 0.2   318.615 0.8 0.5   330.636 -3.1 -0.4  

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.815 3.9 -0.2   345.185 5.6 1.9   337.929 3.9 0.7  

Dairy and related products

 268.951 -0.9 0.9   242.947 -0.4 0.7   244.238 4.9 2.0  

Fruits and vegetables

 355.246 0.5 0.0   217.800 0.6 3.8   393.080 7.2 3.4  

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 232.021 5.1 0.3   244.605 8.8 3.5   361.626 2.6 1.9  

Other food at home

 279.814 2.7 1.5   275.010 3.4 3.5   247.316 1.5 -0.3  

Food away from home

 389.889 4.1 0.7           331.593 4.6    

Alcoholic beverages

 298.085 2.1 -0.1           257.389 5.6    

Housing

 351.072 3.6 0.3           277.482 2.7    

Shelter

 420.134 3.2 0.4   349.843 0.0 0.4   331.827 1.0 -0.9  

Rent of primary residence

 440.667 2.9 0.3   372.357 0.2 0.4   331.376 1.6 0.0  

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 434.166 3.4 0.3   374.864 -0.1 0.2   312.943 0.9 -0.6  

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 434.153 3.3 0.3   374.864 -0.1 0.2   312.943 0.9 -0.6  

Fuels and utilities

 338.484 6.7 0.8                  

Household energy

 284.047 7.4 1.0                  

Energy Services

 290.037 7.7 1.1                  

Electricity

 295.121 6.7 0.1                  

Utility (piped) gas service

 268.415 10.8 4.1                  

Household furnishings & operations

 153.484 4.0 -0.6           166.841 8.0    

Apparel

 128.122 0.6 -1.3           181.797 1.2    

Transportation

 268.630 0.4 -1.5           233.595 0.4    

Private transportation

 268.511 0.6 -1.7           235.463 0.7    

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.913 0.5 -0.8           100.445 -0.1    

New vehicles(1)

 178.034 0.3 -0.3 -0.4         195.552 0.3   -0.3

Used cars and trucks(1)

 183.265 1.6 -1.7 -2.0         296.523 1.2   -2.4

Motor fuel

 262.906 -3.2 -5.3   236.892 -6.0 -7.1   220.338 -4.3 -4.0  

Gasoline (all types)

 261.466 -3.4 -5.3 -5.6 235.127 -5.9 -7.1 -7.1 220.059 -4.4 -4.1 -6.2

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 892.879 2.8                    

Medical care

 587.144 3.2 0.3           560.665 2.6    

Recreation(3)

 142.505 3.0 1.2           132.066 0.8    

Education and communication(3)

 146.392 0.5 -1.0           113.371 -6.1    

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 904.622 2.9 -0.1           1,335.104 2.2    

Other goods and services

 588.451 4.2 -0.1           494.410 1.3    

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 274.131 2.3 -2.0   292.068 -0.7 -2.6   198.221 4.0 -3.0  

All items less shelter

 290.038 2.4 -0.2           256.261 2.0    

All items less food and energy

 330.506 2.6 0.0           284.755 1.2    

All items (1967 = 100)

 970.722               889.892      

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

All items

 317.014 2.6 -0.1           272.171 1.2    

All items (1967 = 100)

 944.287               868.649      

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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