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Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators
| Item and group | U.S. City Average |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land |
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| Index | Percent change |
Index | Percent change |
Index | Percent change |
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| Oct. 2026 |
12- month |
1- month |
2- month |
Oct. 2026 |
12- month |
1- month |
2- month |
Oct. 2026 |
12- month |
1- month |
2- month |
|
All items |
337.511 | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 285.903 | - | - | 1.3 |
Food and beverages |
349.025 | - | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 317.236 | - | - | 0.4 |
Food |
352.359 | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 320.889 | - | - | 0.4 |
Food at home |
322.876 | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 283.813 | - | 0.2 | 1.3 | 303.233 | - | -0.5 | 0.1 |
Cereals and bakery products |
369.068 | - | -0.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 333.355 | - | -0.9 | -0.9 |
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs |
351.844 | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | 349.105 | - | 1.9 | 1.7 | 345.100 | - | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Dairy and related products |
271.311 | - | 0.6 | -0.3 | 246.733 | - | -0.4 | 0.1 | 238.596 | - | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Fruits and vegetables |
373.930 | - | 0.7 | 1.7 | 230.805 | - | -2.9 | 1.4 | 424.357 | - | 3.3 | 4.5 |
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1) |
239.221 | - | -0.3 | 0.6 | 246.177 | - | -1.2 | 0.0 | 357.671 | - | -3.0 | -4.9 |
Other food at home |
284.335 | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | 281.842 | - | 1.6 | 2.1 | 245.515 | - | -2.3 | -1.1 |
Food away from home |
400.850 | - | 0.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 334.524 | - | - | 0.8 |
Alcoholic beverages |
301.812 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 249.825 | - | - | -0.2 |
Housing |
361.843 | - | 0.1 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 280.377 | - | - | 0.8 |
Shelter |
432.745 | - | 0.2 | 0.5 | 354.466 | - | 0.1 | 0.8 | 335.157 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Rent of primary residence |
451.486 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 374.173 | - | 0.1 | 0.5 | 328.270 | - | -0.1 | 0.3 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2) |
446.813 | - | 0.3 | 0.7 | 380.207 | - | 0.3 | 0.7 | 315.681 | - | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2) |
446.736 | - | 0.3 | 0.7 | 380.207 | - | 0.3 | 0.7 | 315.681 | - | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Fuels and utilities |
354.052 | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Household energy |
297.158 | - | -0.3 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Energy Services |
298.282 | - | -0.6 | -0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity |
307.673 | - | -0.7 | -0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Utility (piped) gas service |
263.875 | - | -0.1 | -1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Household furnishings & operations |
156.550 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 172.020 | - | - | 0.4 |
Apparel |
138.437 | - | -1.1 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 201.823 | - | - | 1.2 |
Transportation |
296.187 | - | 0.1 | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | 255.533 | - | - | 4.6 |
Private transportation |
293.386 | - | -0.3 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 259.059 | - | - | 5.8 |
New and used motor vehicles(3) |
125.287 | - | -0.8 | -0.8 | - | - | - | - | 100.113 | - | - | -1.0 |
New vehicles(1) |
180.039 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 197.167 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 |
Used cars and trucks(1) |
180.768 | -3.3 | -2.0 | -2.1 | - | - | - | - | 296.004 | -2.5 | - | -1.7 |
Motor fuel |
384.431 | - | -0.6 | 6.1 | 345.796 | - | -2.3 | 1.9 | 337.253 | - | -0.1 | 6.5 |
Gasoline (all types) |
380.510 | 37.4 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 342.322 | 35.3 | -2.5 | 1.7 | 335.707 | 43.0 | -0.1 | 6.3 |
Motor vehicle insurance |
854.597 | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical care |
595.467 | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 567.615 | - | - | 0.0 |
Recreation(3) |
146.857 | - | 0.7 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 136.224 | - | - | -0.1 |
Education and communication(3) |
150.958 | - | 0.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 114.788 | - | - | 1.3 |
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(4) |
939.783 | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 1,342.096 | - | - | 1.1 |
Other goods and services |
611.456 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 521.881 | - | - | -1.5 |
SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U) |
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Energy |
340.061 | - | -0.4 | 3.3 | 353.083 | - | -1.6 | -0.1 | 245.991 | - | 0.1 | 3.5 |
All items less shelter |
303.929 | - | 0.2 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 266.749 | - | - | 1.4 |
All items less food and energy |
339.921 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 289.258 | - | - | 1.2 |
All items (1967 = 100) |
1,011.032 | - | 916.994 | |||||||||
CPI FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS |
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All items |
331.147 | - | 0.1 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 280.973 | - | - | 1.6 |
All items (1967 = 100) |
986.387 | - | 896.741 | |||||||||
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Footnotes |
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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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Schedule of Upcoming Releases for the Consumer Price Index