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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 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
Jun.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Jun.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Jun.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 333.952 3.5 -0.3 0.3 - - - - 281.293 0.8 - -1.6

Food and beverages

 346.505 3.0 0.2 0.3 - - - - 315.943 2.2 - -0.3

Food

 349.731 3.0 0.2 0.4 - - - - 319.426 2.5 - -0.2

Food at home

 321.631 2.7 0.2 0.2 281.469 2.8 1.1 0.8 302.674 2.4 -0.2 0.1

Cereals and bakery products

 368.800 2.4 0.4 0.9 320.383 1.0 0.2 -0.1 334.141 -1.1 1.0 1.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 350.974 2.6 0.5 0.3 337.055 -0.4 -2.6 -1.6 339.254 0.9 -0.7 -1.1

Dairy and related products

 271.683 0.4 1.2 0.6 245.556 0.9 -0.2 1.1 245.450 5.1 0.8 1.8

Fruits and vegetables

 370.090 5.3 -0.7 -0.1 223.369 2.8 1.7 -1.0 407.578 6.5 -0.6 0.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 235.793 2.9 -1.5 -1.5 257.143 4.8 5.1 4.9 364.046 1.6 1.8 -1.7

Other food at home

 284.373 2.4 0.8 0.8 280.913 6.2 3.0 2.5 249.642 2.5 -1.1 0.9

Food away from home

 395.633 3.4 0.2 0.5 - - - - 331.641 2.5 - -0.7

Alcoholic beverages

 300.824 2.0 0.0 0.1 - - - - 250.827 -3.0 - -1.5

Housing

 359.189 3.3 0.2 0.5 - - - - 277.906 0.0 - -0.4

Shelter

 429.062 3.3 0.1 0.5 352.758 1.5 0.5 0.2 332.813 -0.1 0.2 -0.6

Rent of primary residence

 446.945 2.8 0.1 0.4 371.747 1.0 0.3 0.0 327.788 -0.4 -0.3 -0.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 441.365 3.3 0.2 0.5 376.234 1.0 0.4 0.0 312.498 0.3 0.3 -0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 441.310 3.2 0.2 0.5 376.234 1.0 0.4 0.0 312.498 0.3 0.3 -0.2

Fuels and utilities

 353.080 4.6 0.9 1.5 - - - - - - - -

Household energy

 297.827 4.6 1.1 1.8 - - - - - - - -

Energy Services

 302.347 3.9 1.5 2.2 - - - - - - - -

Electricity

 311.818 4.0 1.5 2.5 - - - - - - - -

Utility (piped) gas service

 267.609 3.0 1.5 1.2 - - - - - - - -

Household furnishings & operations

 156.168 2.5 0.6 -0.1 - - - - 169.016 3.0 - -0.1

Apparel

 135.917 3.9 -1.2 -1.6 - - - - 192.688 4.7 - -5.1

Transportation

 291.226 6.5 -2.4 -0.2 - - - - 242.078 2.2 - -7.0

Private transportation

 288.841 5.5 -2.6 -0.5 - - - - 243.118 1.6 - -6.6

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 125.880 -0.5 0.9 1.3 - - - - 100.966 -0.6 - 0.9

New vehicles(1)

 179.338 0.5 0.1 0.1 - - - - 195.933 -0.1 - -0.1

Used cars and trucks(1)

 183.360 -1.8 1.6 3.0 - - - - 297.258 -1.8 - 3.1

Motor fuel

 360.912 27.2 -9.6 -2.0 314.252 16.0 -15.0 -8.8 319.412 31.2 -9.0 -5.2

Gasoline (all types)

 358.518 26.7 -9.7 -1.9 311.396 15.7 -15.1 -8.8 318.804 30.8 -9.0 -5.2

Motor vehicle insurance

 858.481 -4.1 -2.1 -4.0 - - - - - - - -

Medical care

 592.750 2.0 -0.1 0.2 - - - - 568.808 1.6 - -0.7

Recreation(3)

 144.945 2.8 0.4 0.7 - - - - 136.177 3.0 - 2.4

Education and communication(3)

 146.505 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 - - - - 110.695 -9.5 - -1.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(4)

 908.641 2.5 0.1 0.1 - - - - 1,322.608 0.2 - 0.2

Other goods and services

 607.199 4.6 0.1 0.9 - - - - 534.248 6.5 - 1.1

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 328.950 15.7 -4.9 -0.3 335.911 9.9 -7.8 -4.4 237.036 14.4 -5.1 -2.5

All items less shelter

 300.389 3.7 -0.6 0.2 - - - - 261.237 1.3 - -2.1

All items less food and energy

 336.882 2.6 0.0 0.3 - - - - 284.629 -0.6 - -1.8

All items (1967 = 100)

 1,000.371       -       902.210      

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

All items

 327.075 3.5 -0.5 0.2 - - - - 275.303 0.6 - -2.0

All items (1967 = 100)

 974.257       -       878.645      

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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