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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, May 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
May
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 May
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 May
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 335.123 4.2 0.6 1.5 311.261 2.6 - -0.3 - - - -

Food and beverages

 345.846 3.0 0.1 0.6 345.534 2.1 - 0.0 - - - -

Food

 349.032 3.1 0.2 0.6 342.203 2.2 - 0.0 - - - -

Food at home

 321.047 2.7 0.1 0.7 278.503 2.0 -0.3 -0.4 303.189 2.8 0.2 1.0

Cereals and bakery products

 367.300 1.9 0.5 0.4 319.595 1.5 -0.4 0.4 330.966 -0.5 0.4 0.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 349.340 1.8 -0.2 1.2 346.159 3.1 1.0 0.0 341.606 1.1 -0.5 1.7

Dairy and related products

 268.523 -1.0 -0.6 0.2 246.132 3.2 1.3 2.2 243.464 2.6 0.9 1.4

Fruits and vegetables

 372.644 6.1 0.6 2.3 219.691 0.0 -2.6 -2.7 410.133 7.9 0.7 2.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 239.443 5.8 0.0 0.8 244.610 3.9 -0.2 -1.4 357.567 4.1 -3.5 -5.2

Other food at home

 282.209 2.0 0.0 -0.3 272.613 1.0 -0.5 -0.2 252.317 2.2 2.0 2.4

Food away from home

 394.728 3.5 0.3 0.5 441.908 2.5 - 0.6 - - - -

Alcoholic beverages

 300.726 2.1 0.1 0.3 378.909 1.2 - -1.1 - - - -

Housing

 358.388 3.6 0.3 0.9 314.373 0.4 - -0.1 - - - -

Shelter

 428.677 3.4 0.4 1.0 350.834 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 332.020 0.0 -0.8 -0.7

Rent of primary residence

 446.380 2.9 0.3 0.8 370.565 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 328.688 -0.1 -0.4 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 440.357 3.3 0.3 0.7 374.563 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 311.688 0.1 -0.4 -0.6

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 440.307 3.3 0.3 0.7 374.563 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 311.688 0.1 -0.4 -0.6

Fuels and utilities

 350.027 6.0 0.6 1.4 - - - - - - - -

Household energy

 294.715 6.4 0.7 1.7 - - - - - - - -

Energy Services

 297.898 5.3 0.7 1.7 - - - - - - - -

Electricity

 307.226 5.9 1.0 2.7 - - - - - - - -

Utility (piped) gas service

 263.682 3.0 -0.2 -1.8 - - - - - - - -

Household furnishings & operations

 155.175 3.0 -0.8 -0.1 144.114 0.2 - -1.8 - - - -

Apparel

 137.510 4.8 -0.4 -0.8 128.720 2.5 - 0.5 - - - -

Transportation

 298.409 9.3 2.3 5.3 289.608 6.3 - -1.9 - - - -

Private transportation

 296.443 8.6 2.1 5.0 295.397 5.6 - -1.8 - - - -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.791 -0.8 0.5 0.9 124.753 -1.4 - 0.3 - - - -

New vehicles(1)

 179.155 0.2 0.0 0.1 222.970 -0.2 - -0.1 - - - -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 180.554 -2.0 1.5 2.5 419.519 -1.9 - 2.7 - - - -

Motor fuel

 399.294 40.9 8.4 20.6 369.782 35.3 7.3 17.6 350.910 45.3 4.1 20.5

Gasoline (all types)

 396.961 40.5 8.6 20.7 366.573 35.0 7.4 17.7 350.435 44.9 4.2 20.6

Motor vehicle insurance

 877.278 -2.0 -1.9 -2.2 - - - - - - - -

Medical care

 593.239 2.6 0.3 0.2 550.551 7.6 - 1.3 - - - -

Recreation(3)

 144.319 2.6 0.3 0.3 136.784 0.6 - 0.9 - - - -

Education and communication(3)

 147.628 0.8 0.7 0.7 133.056 0.4 - 0.0 - - - -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(4)

 907.446 2.6 0.0 0.0 100.889 6.3 - 0.0 - - - -

Other goods and services

 606.400 4.9 0.8 1.7 528.423 -0.2 - 0.2 - - - -

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 346.042 23.5 4.9 11.5 364.456 18.9 3.7 8.9 249.787 21.6 2.8 11.5

All items less shelter

 302.164 4.7 0.8 1.8 292.580 4.0 - -0.4 - - - -

All items less food and energy

 336.846 2.9 0.3 0.7 308.723 1.3 - -1.2 - - - -

All items (1967 = 100)

 1,003.880       976.410       -      

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

All items

 328.829 4.4 0.7 1.6 322.388 3.1 - -0.5 - - - -

All items (1967 = 100)

 979.480       994.139       -      

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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