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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, August 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
Aug.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Aug.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Aug.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 334.980 3.4 0.3 0.3 - - - - 282.338 1.3 - 0.4

Food and beverages

 347.206 2.6 0.1 0.2 - - - - 316.038 1.9 - 0.0

Food

 350.418 2.7 0.1 0.2 - - - - 319.572 2.2 - 0.0

Food at home

 321.500 2.2 0.0 0.0 280.120 3.4 -1.5 -0.5 302.834 1.8 -0.2 0.1

Cereals and bakery products

 369.171 2.6 -0.2 0.1 313.521 -0.4 -3.1 -2.1 336.292 2.9 -0.3 0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 351.501 1.1 0.3 0.2 343.332 1.1 0.2 1.9 339.591 -1.0 0.2 0.1

Dairy and related products

 272.068 -0.3 0.3 0.1 246.590 0.9 0.4 0.4 239.038 -0.5 -1.3 -2.6

Fruits and vegetables

 367.507 3.2 -0.6 -0.7 227.702 7.7 -4.1 1.9 406.137 5.6 -0.8 -0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 237.834 3.7 0.2 0.9 246.211 4.5 -2.7 -4.3 375.991 2.9 4.3 3.3

Other food at home

 283.370 2.4 -0.2 -0.4 276.041 5.1 -0.7 -1.7 248.235 1.4 -1.7 -0.6

Food away from home

 397.868 3.4 0.3 0.6 - - - - 331.756 2.5 - 0.0

Alcoholic beverages

 301.724 1.6 0.1 0.3 - - - - 250.263 -2.4 - -0.2

Housing

 360.225 3.1 0.2 0.3 - - - - 278.162 0.3 - 0.1

Shelter

 430.611 3.0 0.3 0.4 351.801 1.3 -0.4 -0.3 331.814 -0.6 0.2 -0.3

Rent of primary residence

 448.997 2.7 0.2 0.5 372.301 1.0 0.0 0.1 327.411 -0.6 0.0 -0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 443.642 3.1 0.3 0.5 377.538 0.9 0.1 0.3 311.290 -0.7 -0.1 -0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 443.579 3.1 0.3 0.5 377.538 0.9 0.1 0.3 311.290 -0.7 -0.1 -0.4

Fuels and utilities

 353.268 5.0 -0.1 0.1 - - - - - - - -

Household energy

 297.115 5.0 -0.3 -0.2 - - - - - - - -

Energy Services

 300.729 4.0 -0.6 -0.5 - - - - - - - -

Electricity

 310.057 3.8 -0.5 -0.6 - - - - - - - -

Utility (piped) gas service

 266.448 4.4 -0.9 -0.4 - - - - - - - -

Household furnishings & operations

 156.072 2.0 -0.1 -0.1 - - - - 171.383 5.1 - 1.4

Apparel

 136.752 3.6 1.9 0.6 - - - - 199.514 2.9 - 3.5

Transportation

 290.778 6.2 0.5 -0.2 - - - - 244.293 3.0 - 0.9

Private transportation

 289.246 5.3 0.6 0.1 - - - - 244.837 2.1 - 0.7

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 126.298 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 - - - - 101.108 -0.5 - 0.1

New vehicles(1)

 179.715 0.6 0.1 0.2 - - - - 196.407 0.2 - 0.2

Used cars and trucks(1)

 184.580 -2.3 0.0 0.7 - - - - 301.104 -2.0 - 1.3

Motor fuel

 362.487 27.9 2.7 0.4 339.399 26.1 4.8 8.0 316.638 30.9 2.7 -0.9

Gasoline (all types)

 359.738 27.4 2.5 0.3 336.460 26.0 4.6 8.0 315.676 30.5 2.6 -1.0

Motor vehicle insurance

 848.231 -5.1 -0.9 -1.2 - - - - - - - -

Medical care

 593.003 1.6 -0.1 0.0 - - - - 567.472 1.6 - -0.2

Recreation(3)

 145.186 2.7 0.0 0.2 - - - - 136.419 3.1 - 0.2

Education and communication(3)

 150.304 2.1 1.9 2.6 - - - - 113.293 -3.8 - 2.3

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(4)

 927.005 3.4 1.4 2.0 - - - - 1,328.107 1.1 - 0.4

Other goods and services

 607.972 4.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - 529.696 6.0 - -0.9

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 329.351 16.3 1.3 0.1 353.495 15.9 2.6 5.2 237.743 17.2 1.9 0.3

All items less shelter

 301.226 3.6 0.3 0.3 - - - - 263.092 2.3 - 0.7

All items less food and energy

 338.041 2.4 0.3 0.3 - - - - 285.868 -0.2 - 0.4

All items (1967 = 100)

 1,003.450       -       905.560      

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

All items

 328.481 3.5 0.4 0.4 - - - - 276.673 1.3 - 0.5

All items (1967 = 100)

 978.445       -       883.016      

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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