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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, June 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
Jun.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Jun.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Jun.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 314.175 3.0 0.0 0.2         274.100 2.1   -0.3

Food and beverages

 327.144 2.2 0.2 0.3         298.757 1.9   0.0

Food

 329.710 2.2 0.2 0.3         301.596 1.8   0.1

Food at home

 305.752 1.1 0.0 0.0 272.459 1.4 0.9 0.5 286.664 0.1 -1.9 -1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 356.938 0.5 0.1 0.3 316.959 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 325.474 -4.8 -6.7 -4.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 323.848 2.6 0.1 0.5 324.502 4.6 1.5 1.6 311.450 1.1 -0.1 0.0

Dairy and related products

 268.098 -0.1 0.5 0.2 245.904 6.2 4.4 4.6 228.282 -1.4 -2.8 -4.2

Fruits and vegetables

 348.901 -0.5 -1.2 -1.0 230.308 -1.5 2.2 1.3 367.708 4.8 -5.1 0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 219.373 1.5 0.0 -0.6 230.465 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 356.738 2.6 1.7 -0.1

Other food at home

 274.285 1.6 0.5 0.4 267.361 0.0 -0.4 -1.4 245.007 -3.5 -0.4 -1.0

Food away from home

 368.616 4.1 0.4 0.8         312.554 3.5   1.2

Alcoholic beverages

 290.825 1.8 0.3 0.4         241.971 2.7   -1.1

Housing

 334.087 4.4 0.4 0.7         270.705 3.2   0.2

Shelter

 400.234 5.2 0.2 0.7 345.926 6.8 0.1 0.6 327.831 3.2 0.0 -0.2

Rent of primary residence

 418.820 5.1 0.3 0.6 368.824 5.6 0.5 0.9 325.660 3.8 0.1 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 410.428 5.4 0.3 0.7 368.640 6.3 0.2 0.2 307.009 3.6 0.0 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 410.464 5.4 0.3 0.7 368.640 6.3 0.2 0.2 307.009 3.6 0.0 0.0

Fuels and utilities

 316.248 4.2 1.5 1.6         199.998 11.7   4.1

Household energy

 265.662 4.2 1.9 2.0 311.055 13.7 0.6 2.9 170.350 15.6 0.2 5.5

Energy Services

 270.669 4.3 2.1 2.4 308.016 14.1 0.8 3.1 167.170 15.8 0.1 5.5

Electricity

 283.250 4.4 2.0 2.4 288.805 12.5 1.0 4.1 159.803 17.6 0.0 5.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 227.478 3.7 2.5 2.6 325.323 21.9 -0.1 -1.5        

Household furnishings & operations

 147.583 -0.8 0.6 0.3         154.082 -3.6   0.3

Apparel

 131.525 0.8 -0.7 -1.5         186.243 9.6   -6.0

Transportation

 273.579 1.3 -1.1 -1.1         239.999 1.9   -1.1

Private transportation

 273.161 1.4 -0.9 -1.0         244.136 2.5   -0.8

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.899 -4.2 -0.2 -0.1         101.992 -5.2   -0.2

New vehicles(1)

 178.001 -0.9 0.0 -0.1         195.697 -1.3   0.0

Used cars and trucks(1)

 181.603 -10.1 0.3 0.8         296.539 -10.8   0.2

Motor fuel

 309.120 -2.5 -3.9 -4.4 290.478 -3.1 -6.1 -8.2 268.171 -2.6 -4.3 -5.6

Gasoline (all types)

 308.475 -2.5 -3.9 -4.3 288.377 -3.3 -6.1 -8.2 268.308 -3.2 -4.4 -5.6

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 843.579 19.5 0.8 0.5                

Medical care

 565.301 3.3 0.2 0.7         537.423 -0.7   -0.1

Recreation(3)

 138.115 1.3 0.0 -0.2         130.178 0.7   -1.4

Education and communication(3)

 145.902 0.7 0.0 -0.1         122.172 -0.2   0.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 856.952 2.9 0.3 0.6         1,350.010 2.2   1.2

Other goods and services

 559.708 4.2 0.5 0.6         482.211 -0.9   1.1

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 286.675 1.0 -1.2 -1.4 303.841 6.0 -2.9 -3.0 214.632 5.6 -2.5 -1.4

All items less shelter

 284.023 1.8 -0.1 -0.1         253.288 1.5   -0.3

All items less food and energy

 319.003 3.3 0.1 0.3         280.534 1.8   -0.2

All items (1967 = 100)

 941.129               879.138      

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

All items

 308.054 2.9 0.0 0.1         269.917 2.5   -0.3

All items (1967 = 100)

 917.600               861.456      

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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