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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, July 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
Jul.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Jul.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Jul.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 333.918 3.4 0.0 -0.4 311.093 2.9 - -0.1 - - - -

Food and beverages

 346.945 2.9 0.1 0.3 351.264 3.5 - 1.7 - - - -

Food

 350.164 3.0 0.1 0.3 348.195 3.6 - 1.8 - - - -

Food at home

 321.643 2.7 0.0 0.2 284.410 4.2 1.0 2.1 303.426 1.8 0.2 0.1

Cereals and bakery products

 369.882 2.7 0.3 0.7 323.515 1.4 1.0 1.2 337.401 -0.1 1.0 1.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 350.612 1.9 -0.1 0.4 342.549 0.9 1.6 -1.0 338.923 -0.6 -0.1 -0.8

Dairy and related products

 271.337 -0.5 -0.1 1.0 245.515 1.3 0.0 -0.3 242.277 0.8 -1.3 -0.5

Fruits and vegetables

 369.550 5.1 -0.1 -0.8 237.375 9.5 6.3 8.0 409.504 9.2 0.5 -0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 237.393 4.1 0.7 -0.9 252.969 3.4 -1.6 3.4 360.638 -1.5 -0.9 0.9

Other food at home

 283.803 2.5 -0.2 0.6 278.057 6.8 -1.0 2.0 252.452 2.0 1.1 0.1

Food away from home

 396.859 3.4 0.3 0.5 447.407 2.8 - 1.2 - - - -

Alcoholic beverages

 301.367 2.1 0.2 0.2 377.510 1.9 - -0.4 - - - -

Housing

 359.556 3.3 0.1 0.3 317.088 1.9 - 0.9 - - - -

Shelter

 429.491 3.2 0.1 0.2 353.160 1.5 0.1 0.7 331.247 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2

Rent of primary residence

 447.963 2.9 0.2 0.4 372.135 1.2 0.1 0.4 327.470 -0.8 -0.1 -0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 442.503 3.2 0.3 0.5 377.117 1.1 0.2 0.7 311.498 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 442.442 3.2 0.3 0.5 377.117 1.1 0.2 0.7 311.498 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1

Fuels and utilities

 353.712 4.9 0.2 1.1 - - - - - - - -

Household energy

 298.097 5.0 0.1 1.1 - - - - - - - -

Energy Services

 302.594 4.3 0.1 1.6 - - - - - - - -

Electricity

 311.672 4.2 0.0 1.4 - - - - - - - -

Utility (piped) gas service

 268.999 4.3 0.5 2.0 - - - - - - - -

Household furnishings & operations

 156.223 2.2 0.0 0.7 145.783 0.7 - 1.2 - - - -

Apparel

 134.182 3.9 -1.3 -2.4 121.643 -0.8 - -5.5 - - - -

Transportation

 289.420 5.8 -0.6 -3.0 283.290 4.6 - -2.2 - - - -

Private transportation

 287.661 4.9 -0.4 -3.0 289.770 3.9 - -1.9 - - - -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 126.403 -0.4 0.4 1.3 126.268 -0.1 - 1.2 - - - -

New vehicles(1)

 179.541 0.5 0.1 0.2 223.385 0.2 - 0.2 - - - -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 184.661 -1.9 0.7 2.3 430.159 -1.7 - 2.5 - - - -

Motor fuel

 352.826 24.8 -2.2 -11.6 323.999 19.7 3.1 -12.4 308.414 26.0 -3.4 -12.1

Gasoline (all types)

 350.846 24.6 -2.1 -11.6 321.544 19.8 3.3 -12.3 307.781 25.7 -3.5 -12.2

Motor vehicle insurance

 856.080 -4.5 -0.3 -2.4 - - - - - - - -

Medical care

 593.781 1.7 0.2 0.1 545.376 5.7 - -0.9 - - - -

Recreation(3)

 145.242 2.6 0.2 0.6 137.141 2.2 - 0.3 - - - -

Education and communication(3)

 147.498 0.5 0.7 -0.1 133.150 -0.5 - 0.1 - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(4)

 914.224 2.7 0.6 0.7 101.141 4.5 - 0.2 - - - -

Other goods and services

 607.421 4.3 0.0 0.2 528.075 -0.6 - -0.1 - - - -

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 325.150 14.7 -1.2 -6.0 344.643 12.7 2.6 -5.4 233.353 14.6 -1.6 -6.6

All items less shelter

 300.178 3.5 -0.1 -0.7 291.342 3.6 - -0.4 - - - -

All items less food and energy

 337.133 2.5 0.1 0.1 309.337 1.9 - 0.2 - - - -

All items (1967 = 100)

 1,000.271       975.882       -      

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

All items

 327.104 3.4 0.0 -0.5 321.907 3.3 - -0.1 - - - -

All items (1967 = 100)

 974.343       992.654       -      

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.
(4) For Dallas, index on a December 2024=100 base. For Houston, index on an April 1978=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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