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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, April 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
Apr.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Apr.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Apr.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 333.020 3.8 0.9 1.9 - - - - 285.974 2.8 - 2.4

Food and beverages

 345.336 3.1 0.5 0.6 - - - - 316.891 3.1 - 0.5

Food

 348.499 3.2 0.5 0.6 - - - - 320.148 3.6 - 0.5

Food at home

 320.859 2.9 0.7 0.6 279.308 1.7 -0.1 0.3 302.476 2.9 0.8 0.6

Cereals and bakery products

 365.366 2.6 -0.1 -0.5 320.765 0.6 0.8 0.2 329.626 0.9 0.3 -1.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 349.965 1.5 1.4 1.1 342.571 2.9 -1.1 -2.3 343.197 2.1 2.2 0.9

Dairy and related products

 270.164 -0.6 0.8 0.2 242.910 -0.2 0.8 0.4 241.214 0.5 0.4 0.1

Fruits and vegetables

 370.431 6.1 1.7 2.2 225.639 0.9 0.0 2.8 407.399 9.0 1.8 4.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 239.417 5.1 0.8 0.6 245.153 2.4 -1.2 0.9 370.375 3.9 -1.8 -2.3

Other food at home

 282.256 2.5 -0.3 0.0 274.076 1.8 0.4 1.1 247.390 1.0 0.4 0.6

Food away from home

 393.546 3.6 0.2 0.5 - - - - 333.846 4.2 - 0.4

Alcoholic beverages

 300.555 1.9 0.3 0.5 - - - - 254.703 -4.7 - 0.3

Housing

 357.345 3.6 0.6 1.0 - - - - 278.977 0.9 - 0.2

Shelter

 427.049 3.3 0.6 1.0 352.130 0.2 0.4 0.4 334.859 0.8 0.2 0.3

Rent of primary residence

 445.029 2.8 0.5 0.6 371.911 -0.5 0.1 0.2 329.846 0.4 0.3 -0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 439.137 3.3 0.5 0.7 376.100 0.6 0.4 0.5 312.976 0.6 -0.2 -0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 439.100 3.3 0.5 0.7 376.100 0.6 0.4 0.5 312.976 0.6 -0.2 -0.3

Fuels and utilities

 347.960 6.0 0.8 1.3 - - - - - - - -

Household energy

 292.624 6.5 1.0 1.5 - - - - - - - -

Energy Services

 295.713 5.4 0.9 0.7 - - - - - - - -

Electricity

 304.095 6.1 1.7 2.5 - - - - - - - -

Utility (piped) gas service

 264.314 3.0 -1.5 -4.8 - - - - - - - -

Household furnishings & operations

 156.377 3.9 0.6 0.8 - - - - 169.200 4.8 - 1.0

Apparel

 138.074 4.2 -0.4 1.4 - - - - 203.121 12.1 - 1.8

Transportation

 291.752 7.1 2.9 8.2 - - - - 260.317 9.7 - 11.9

Private transportation

 290.314 6.4 2.8 8.3 - - - - 260.409 8.8 - 11.1

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.210 -1.0 0.4 0.7 - - - - 100.091 -1.3 - 0.6

New vehicles(1)

 179.207 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - - - 196.184 -0.5 - 0.1

Used cars and trucks(1)

 177.936 -2.7 1.0 1.4 - - - - 288.192 -2.8 - 1.4

Motor fuel

 368.371 29.1 11.3 39.1 344.675 27.7 9.7 43.3 337.062 37.3 15.7 52.9

Gasoline (all types)

 365.392 28.4 11.1 38.7 341.387 27.4 9.6 43.2 336.225 36.8 15.7 52.7

Motor vehicle insurance

 894.315 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 - - - - - - - -

Medical care

 591.661 2.5 -0.1 -0.2 - - - - 572.634 2.9 - 0.1

Recreation(3)

 143.920 2.3 0.0 0.0 - - - - 133.014 0.8 - -0.2

Education and communication(3)

 146.588 0.2 -0.1 0.0 - - - - 112.289 -8.3 - -0.3

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(4)

 907.601 2.9 0.0 0.2 - - - - 1,320.027 0.0 - 0.1

Other goods and services

 601.760 4.4 0.9 0.6 - - - - 528.213 6.9 - 4.1

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 329.907 17.9 6.3 19.0 351.541 15.5 5.0 18.8 243.069 17.6 8.5 24.6

All items less shelter

 299.861 4.1 1.0 2.4 - - - - 266.966 3.9 - 3.5

All items less food and energy

 335.803 2.8 0.4 0.8 - - - - 289.819 1.5 - 0.9

All items (1967 = 100)

 997.578       -       917.221      

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

All items

 326.541 3.9 0.9 2.2 - - - - 280.824 2.9 - 2.7

All items (1967 = 100)

 972.667       -       896.266      

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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