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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, January 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
Jan.
2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
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month		 2-
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2026		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 325.252 2.4 0.4 0.3 303.255 -0.3   0.3        

Food and beverages

 342.096 2.8 0.4 1.0 343.808 2.2   1.4        

Food

 345.165 2.9 0.4 1.0 340.661 2.5   1.5        

Food at home

 317.431 2.1 0.6 1.1 278.397 2.8 0.1 2.6 299.480 1.3 0.1 1.2

Cereals and bakery products

 366.830 3.1 1.3 1.5 318.678 -0.1 0.0 0.5 333.004 -0.5 0.7 0.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.613 2.2 -0.1 -0.3 343.217 4.1 -0.6 1.3 337.710 2.0 -0.1 0.6

Dairy and related products

 271.185 -0.3 0.8 1.8 241.052 -1.0 -0.8 -0.1 244.317 0.5 0.0 2.1

Fruits and vegetables

 358.840 0.8 1.0 1.0 226.085 5.2 3.8 7.7 395.671 1.9 0.7 4.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 235.761 4.5 1.6 2.0 238.063 2.2 -2.7 0.8 363.556 -0.1 0.5 2.5

Other food at home

 279.657 2.1 -0.1 1.4 275.012 2.9 0.0 3.5 246.232 2.4 -0.4 -0.7

Food away from home

 390.471 4.0 0.1 0.8 437.421 2.2   0.2        

Alcoholic beverages

 298.623 2.0 0.2 0.1 372.957 -2.3   0.0        

Housing

 352.540 3.4 0.4 0.7 313.289 0.5   0.5        

Shelter

 421.526 3.0 0.3 0.7 349.362 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 334.479 1.4 0.8 -0.1

Rent of primary residence

 441.718 2.8 0.2 0.6 371.794 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 332.601 2.4 0.4 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 435.241 3.3 0.2 0.6 374.735 -0.2 0.0 0.2 314.413 1.2 0.5 -0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 435.222 3.3 0.2 0.6 374.735 -0.2 0.0 0.2 314.413 1.2 0.5 -0.1

Fuels and utilities

 342.177 6.1 1.1 1.9                

Household energy

 287.540 6.6 1.2 2.2                

Energy Services

 293.976 7.2 1.4 2.4                

Electricity

 299.731 6.3 1.6 1.6                

Utility (piped) gas service

 270.302 9.8 0.7 4.9                

Household furnishings & operations

 154.138 3.9 0.4 -0.2 145.655 5.3   1.5        

Apparel

 130.685 1.7 2.0 0.7 115.303 -1.4   0.6        

Transportation

 267.521 -1.1 -0.4 -1.9 263.666 -8.1   -1.6        

Private transportation

 266.280 -1.3 -0.8 -2.5 267.285 -9.3   -3.0        

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 123.696 -0.9 -1.0 -1.8 123.866 -1.7   -1.6        

New vehicles(1)

 178.668 0.4 0.4 0.1 222.858 0.1   0.1        

Used cars and trucks(1)

 177.714 -2.0 -3.0 -4.6 412.473 -2.5   -4.8        

Motor fuel

 256.211 -7.3 -2.5 -7.7 229.299 -12.5 -3.2 -10.1 214.451 -9.2 -2.7 -6.6

Gasoline (all types)

 254.887 -7.5 -2.5 -7.7 227.358 -12.5 -3.3 -10.1 214.126 -9.3 -2.7 -6.7

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 892.491 0.5 0.0                  

Medical care

 590.169 3.2 0.5 0.8 527.541 2.6   0.2        

Recreation(3)

 143.627 2.5 0.8 2.0 134.197 -1.1   -0.4        

Education and communication(3)

 146.883 0.5 0.3 -0.7 133.230 1.5   -1.4        

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 905.102 2.9 0.1 0.0 1,584.555 6.2   -0.1        

Other goods and services

 597.390 5.9 1.5 1.4 557.127 5.6   4.4        

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 272.668 -0.1 -0.5 -2.5 287.913 -4.0 -1.4 -4.0 191.744 -2.1 -3.3 -6.2

All items less shelter

 291.172 2.0 0.4 0.2 281.812 -0.2   0.2        

All items less food and energy

 331.950 2.5 0.4 0.5 305.584 -0.5   0.4        

All items (1967 = 100)

 974.310       951.294              

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

All items

 317.942 2.2 0.3 0.2 312.906 -0.2   0.2        

All items (1967 = 100)

 947.051       964.899              

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.

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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