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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, March 2026 (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
Mar.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Mar.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Mar.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 330.213 3.3 1.0 1.5 312.058 3.0   2.9        

Food and beverages

 343.691 2.6 0.1 0.5 345.666 2.7   0.5        

Food

 346.796 2.7 0.1 0.5 342.172 2.8   0.4        

Food at home

 318.755 1.9 0.0 0.4 279.711 3.3 0.5 0.5 300.136 2.6 -0.2 0.2

Cereals and bakery products

 365.909 2.1 -0.3 -0.3 318.209 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 328.722 -0.5 -1.7 -1.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 345.203 -0.9 -0.3 -0.4 346.255 5.7 -1.3 0.9 335.946 -0.8 -1.2 -0.5

Dairy and related products

 267.992 -1.6 -0.6 -1.2 240.869 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 240.215 6.6 -0.3 -1.7

Fruits and vegetables

 364.219 4.0 0.4 1.5 225.690 4.0 2.9 -0.2 400.077 7.0 2.2 1.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 237.455 4.7 -0.3 0.7 248.171 4.4 2.2 4.2 377.087 6.7 -0.5 3.7

Other food at home

 283.125 2.9 0.3 1.2 273.070 3.1 0.7 -0.7 246.438 1.2 0.2 0.1

Food away from home

 392.652 3.8 0.2 0.6 439.189 2.2   0.4        

Alcoholic beverages

 299.718 1.7 0.3 0.4 382.965 1.4   2.7        

Housing

 355.096 3.4 0.4 0.7 314.729 0.1   0.5        

Shelter

 424.450 3.0 0.4 0.7 350.634 -0.6 0.0 0.4 334.326 1.0 0.1 0.0

Rent of primary residence

 442.864 2.6 0.2 0.3 371.387 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 328.701 0.6 -0.6 -1.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 437.086 3.1 0.2 0.4 374.734 -0.7 0.1 0.0 313.698 1.3 0.0 -0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 437.059 3.1 0.2 0.4 374.734 -0.7 0.1 0.0 313.698 1.3 0.0 -0.2

Fuels and utilities

 345.233 5.6 0.5 0.9                

Household energy

 289.820 5.8 0.6 0.8                

Energy Services

 292.978 5.0 -0.2 -0.3                

Electricity

 299.028 4.6 0.8 -0.2                

Utility (piped) gas service

 268.466 6.4 -3.3 -0.7                

Household furnishings & operations

 155.381 4.0 0.1 0.8 146.816 0.0   0.8        

Apparel

 138.582 3.4 1.8 6.0 128.043 3.1   11.0        

Transportation

 283.431 5.0 5.1 5.9 295.070 9.6   11.9        

Private transportation

 282.369 4.4 5.4 6.0 300.853 8.9   12.6        

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 123.726 -0.9 0.4 0.0 124.337 -1.3   0.4        

New vehicles(1)

 179.000 0.5 0.1 0.2 223.088 0.0   0.1        

Used cars and trucks(1)

 176.154 -3.2 0.3 -0.9 408.393 -3.8   -1.0        

Motor fuel

 331.034 19.2 25.0 29.2 314.319 19.9 30.7 37.1 291.304 21.7 32.1 35.8

Gasoline (all types)

 328.874 18.9 24.9 29.0 311.479 19.7 30.6 37.0 290.533 21.3 32.0 35.7

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 897.145 0.8 0.0 0.5                

Medical care

 592.286 3.1 -0.1 0.4 543.264 6.3   3.0        

Recreation(3)

 143.898 2.2 -0.1 0.2 135.517 -0.3   1.0        

Education and communication(3)

 146.668 0.0 0.1 -0.1 133.077 0.8   -0.1        

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 907.156 2.8 0.1 0.2 1,585.852 6.2   0.1        

Other goods and services

 596.439 3.8 -0.3 -0.2 527.568 0.4   -5.3        

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 310.280 12.5 11.9 13.8 334.733 11.7 13.1 16.3 224.027 13.5 14.9 16.8

All items less shelter

 296.952 3.4 1.4 2.0 293.799 5.0   4.3        

All items less food and energy

 334.391 2.6 0.3 0.7 312.351 2.3   2.2        

All items (1967 = 100)

 989.172       978.908              

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

All items

 323.500 3.3 1.3 1.7 324.112 3.9   3.6        

All items (1967 = 100)

 963.607       999.452              

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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