The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area fell 0.1 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the energy index decreased 5.4 percent. The index for food increased 1.8 percent, while the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the same period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area all items CPI-U advanced 2.9 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.9 percent over the year. Energy prices were up 12.7 percent, and food prices advanced 3.6 percent.

  

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, July 2023–July 2026

Month	All items	All items less food and energy
Jul 2023	4.0	6.4
Sep 2023	4.6	5.8
Nov 2023	5.2	6.2
Jan 2024	5.3	6.2
Mar 2024	4.9	4.8
May 2024	5.0	5.0
Jul 2024	4.1	4.2
Sep 2024	2.6	3.1
Nov 2024	1.9	2.0
Jan 2025	2.8	2.8
Mar 2025	1.4	1.6
May 2025	0.6	0.5
Jul 2025	0.9	1.0
Sep 2025	1.9	1.8
Nov 2025	1.1	1.0
Jan 2026	-0.3	-0.5
Mar 2026	3.0	2.3
May 2026	2.6	1.3
Jul 2026	2.9	1.9

Food prices increased 1.8 percent for the two months ending in July. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 2.1 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 1.2 percent for the same period. Increases within the food at home index were led by the indexes for fruits and vegetables (+8.0 percent) and other food at home (+2.0 percent). The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 1.0 percent over the two-month period.

Food prices advanced 3.6 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 4.2 percent, and prices for food away from home rose 2.8 percent. All six major grocery store food group categories increased over the year, led by the index for other food at home (+6.8 percent) and the index for fruits and vegetables (+9.5 percent).

The energy index decreased 5.4 percent for the two months ending in July. Gasoline prices were down 12.3 percent for the same period.

From July 2025 to July 2026, the index for energy increased 12.7 percent. Over the year, gasoline prices were up 19.8 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.7 percent), used cars and trucks (+2.5 percent), and household furnishings and operations (+1.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-5.5 percent), public transportation, and medical care commodities.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+1.5 percent) and medical care services. In contrast, prices were lower for medical care commodities and communication.

The Consumer Price Index for September 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Core Based Statistical Area includes the counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise in Texas.

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Table 1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, CPI-U by expenditure category for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Expenditure category	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All items		311.261	-	311.093	2.9	-0.1	-
All items (1967=100)		976.410	-	975.882	-	-	-
Food and beverages		345.534	-	351.264	3.5	1.7	-
Food		342.203	-	348.195	3.6	1.8	-
Food at home		278.503	281.469	284.410	4.2	2.1	1.0
Cereals and bakery products		319.595	320.383	323.515	1.4	1.2	1.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs		346.159	337.055	342.549	0.9	-1.0	1.6
Dairy and related products		246.132	245.556	245.515	1.3	-0.3	0.0
Fruits and vegetables		219.691	223.369	237.375	9.5	8.0	6.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)		244.610	257.143	252.969	3.4	3.4	-1.6
Other food at home		272.613	280.913	278.057	6.8	2.0	-1.0
Food away from home		441.908	-	447.407	2.8	1.2	-
Alcoholic beverages		378.909	-	377.510	1.9	-0.4	-
Housing		314.373	-	317.088	1.9	0.9	-
Shelter		350.834	352.758	353.160	1.5	0.7	0.1
Rent of primary residence		370.565	371.747	372.135	1.2	0.4	0.1
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)		374.563	376.234	377.117	1.1	0.7	0.2
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)		374.563	376.234	377.117	1.1	0.7	0.2
Household furnishings and operations		144.114	-	145.783	0.7	1.2	-
Apparel		128.720	-	121.643	-0.8	-5.5	-
Transportation		289.608	-	283.290	4.6	-2.2	-
Private transportation		295.397	-	289.770	3.9	-1.9	-
New and used motor vehicles(3)		124.753	-	126.268	-0.1	1.2	-
New vehicles(1)		222.970	-	223.385	0.2	0.2	-
Used cars and trucks(1)		419.519	-	430.159	-1.7	2.5	-
Motor fuel		369.782	314.252	323.999	19.7	-12.4	3.1
Gasoline (all types)		366.573	311.396	321.544	19.8	-12.3	3.3
Unleaded regular(4)		353.447	298.634	308.679	20.1	-12.7	3.4
Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)		391.653	339.631	349.687	19.3	-10.7	3.0
Unleaded premium(4)		388.593	340.648	349.639	17.8	-10.0	2.6
Medical care		550.551	-	545.376	5.7	-0.9	-
Recreation(3)		136.784	-	137.141	2.2	0.3	-
Education and communication(3)		133.056	-	133.150	-0.5	0.1	-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(6)		100.889	-	101.141	4.5	0.2	-
Other goods and services		528.423	-	528.075	-0.6	-0.1	-
(1) Indexes is on a February 1978=100 base. (2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (5) Index on a December 1993=100 base. (6) Index on a December 2024=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, CPI-U by special aggregate index for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)

Special aggregate index	Indexes				Percent change from:
	Historical data	May 2026	Jun. 2026	Jul. 2026	Jul. 2025	May 2026	Jun. 2026
All items		311.261	-	311.093	2.9	-0.1	-
Food		342.203	-	348.195	3.6	1.8	-
Energy		364.456	335.911	344.643	12.7	-5.4	2.6
All items less food and energy		308.723	-	309.337	1.9	0.2	-
All items less energy		313.101	-	314.429	2.1	0.4	-
All items less medical care		299.370	-	299.454	2.6	0.0	-
All items less shelter		292.580	-	291.342	3.6	-0.4	-
Commodities		215.581	-	213.296	2.3	-1.1	-
Commodities less food		167.473	-	163.238	1.4	-2.5	-
Commodities less food & beverages		161.985	-	157.803	1.3	-2.6	-
Durables		118.806	-	120.169	-0.8	1.1	-
Nondurables		277.067	-	271.312	3.9	-2.1	-
Nondurables less food		228.222	-	214.694	4.2	-5.9	-
Nondurables less food & beverages		220.223	-	206.578	4.2	-6.2	-
Services		402.651	-	405.007	3.1	0.6	-
Services less rent of shelter(1)		471.481	-	473.882	5.0	0.5	-
Services less medical care services		382.364	-	384.888	2.3	0.7	-
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
- Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.