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Consumer Price Index, Annual Average Historical, 2021-2025
| Item and group | U.S. City Average | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| All items | 4.7 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| Food and beverages | 3.8 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Food | 3.9 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Food at home | 3.5 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Food away from home | 4.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | -1.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.4 |
| Housing | 3.3 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Shelter | 2.7 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| Rent of primary residence | 2.2 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1) | 2.6 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1) | 2.6 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| Fuels and utilities | 6.8 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 20.8 | -3.4 | 9.1 | - | 12.8 | 9.3 | -15.4 | 4.3 | - |
| Energy services | 7.0 | 16.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 28.2 | -6.1 | 11.5 | - | 14.9 | 11.3 | -20.3 | 4.6 | - |
| Electricity | 4.3 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 28.9 | -5.7 | 10.7 | - | 15.7 | 7.6 | -23.3 | 5.7 | - |
| Utility (piped) gas service | 16.7 | 25.8 | -7.2 | -1.8 | 11.4 | 25.6 | 24.9 | -8.1 | 15.2 | - | 10.0 | 33.3 | -6.1 | -0.1 | - |
| Household furnishings and operations | 4.5 | 9.1 | 3.4 | -0.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 3.6 | -0.9 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 8.1 | -2.0 | -1.6 | 4.9 |
| Apparel | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -1.8 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| Transportation | 14.6 | 15.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
| Private transportation | 15.6 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -1.3 |
| Motor fuel | 35.8 | 32.1 | -10.6 | -5.3 | -5.6 | 45.1 | 30.6 | -11.7 | -4.2 | -6.2 | 40.1 | 32.7 | -12.5 | -5.6 | -7.2 |
| Gasoline (all types) | 36.0 | 31.7 | -10.4 | -5.1 | -5.7 | 45.2 | 30.0 | -11.5 | -4.2 | -6.5 | 40.3 | 32.0 | -12.0 | -5.7 | -7.3 |
| Medical care | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Recreation(2) | 2.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Education and communication(2) | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | -2.8 | 1.9 | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Other goods and services | 3.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U) | |||||||||||||||
| Energy | 21.0 | 25.2 | -5.0 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 24.0 | 29.3 | -9.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 26.6 | 22.2 | -16.1 | -0.7 | -2.1 |
| All items less shelter | 5.7 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| All items less food and energy | 3.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| CPI FOR URBAN WAGE | |||||||||||||||
| All items | 5.3 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. | |||||||||||||||
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