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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area — May 2025

Area prices rose 0.1 percent in April and May, up 0.6 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area advanced 0.1 percent for the two months ending in May 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that prices for energy increased 2.3 percent. The index for food rose 0.6 percent over the same period, while the all items less food and energy index declined 0.2 percent. (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 0.6 percent for the 12 months ending in May. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent over the year and food prices were up 2.4 percent. Energy prices fell 2.0 percent over the same period.

  Line chart of 12-month percent changes in the CPI-U all items and all items less food and energy for Dallas, not seasonally adjusted. An accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.
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Food

Food prices increased 0.6 percent for the two months ending in May. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) increased 0.8 percent, with 3 of the 6 grocery categories contributing to the rise. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 0.4 percent for the same period. Within the food at home index, the category for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+2.5 percent) led the rise, followed by other food at home (+1.9 percent). The index for cereals and bakery products (-1.7 percent) saw the largest decline over the two-month period.

Over the year, food prices rose 2.4 percent. Prices for food away from home increased 3.9 percent. Prices for food at home advanced 1.2 percent, with the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+5.0 percent) contributing most to the 12-month change.

Energy

The energy index rose 2.3 percent for the two months ending in May. The index for gasoline advanced 4.4 percent over the same period.

From May 2024 to May 2025, the energy index fell 2.0 percent. The index for gasoline declined 11.6 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy decreased 0.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for owners’ equivalent rent of residence (-0.6 percent), household furnishings and operations (-2.0 percent), and rent of primary residence (-0.5 percent). In contrast, prices were higher for apparel (+1.1 percent) and other goods and services (+0.7 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent over the year. Components most contributing to the increase included owners’ equivalent rent of residence (+1.9 percent), apparel (+6.0 percent), and rent of primary residence (+1.3 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for medical care services, education and communication (-5.1 percent), and public transportation.

The July 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.


Technical Note

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.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, CPI-U by expenditure category for May 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 May
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025

All items

 303.017 - 303.355 0.6 0.1 -

All items (1967=100)

 950.547 - 951.608 - - -

Food and beverages

 336.692 - 338.519 2.2 0.5 -

Food

 332.875 - 334.987 2.4 0.6 -

Food at home

 270.885 274.766 273.168 1.2 0.8 -0.6

Cereals and bakery products

 320.086 318.903 314.797 -0.9 -1.7 -1.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 327.561 333.026 335.828 5.0 2.5 0.8

Dairy and related products

 242.170 243.490 238.452 1.3 -1.5 -2.1

Fruits and vegetables

 216.958 223.728 219.753 -2.4 1.3 -1.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 237.630 239.512 235.438 2.0 -0.9 -1.7

Other food at home

 264.854 269.276 269.819 0.5 1.9 0.2

Food away from home

 429.613 - 431.245 3.9 0.4 -

Alcoholic beverages

 377.592 - 374.583 -0.3 -0.8 -

Housing

 314.442 - 312.996 2.3 -0.5 -

Shelter

 352.743 351.580 351.073 1.6 -0.5 -0.1

Rent of primary residence

 373.631 373.740 371.866 1.3 -0.5 -0.5

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 377.355 373.983 375.084 1.9 -0.6 0.3

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 377.355 373.983 375.084 1.9 -0.6 0.3

Household furnishings and operations

 146.834 - 143.832 2.5 -2.0 -

Apparel

 124.156 - 125.530 6.0 1.1 -

Transportation

 269.335 - 272.317 -2.6 1.1 -

Private transportation

 276.390 - 279.620 -2.2 1.2 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 126.020 - 126.470 -1.3 0.4 -

New vehicles(1)

 222.996 - 223.347 0.4 0.2 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 424.320 - 427.834 0.5 0.8 -

Motor fuel

 262.168 269.825 273.322 -11.6 4.3 1.3

Gasoline (all types)

 260.163 267.912 271.536 -11.6 4.4 1.4

Unleaded regular(4)

 249.118 256.693 260.117 -12.1 4.4 1.3

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 283.250 291.381 295.955 -9.5 4.5 1.6

Unleaded premium(4)

 287.419 294.888 299.157 -8.7 4.1 1.4

Medical care

 510.830 - 511.678 -3.8 0.2 -

Recreation(3)

 135.904 - 135.991 0.7 0.1 -

Education and communication(3)

 131.959 - 132.501 -5.1 0.4 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 1,492.600 - 1,492.600 -2.1 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 525.601 - 529.486 0.5 0.7 -

(1) Index 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) Indexes on a December 1993=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 May 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 May
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025

All items

 303.017 - 303.355 0.6 0.1 -

Food

 332.875 - 334.987 2.4 0.6 -

Energy

 299.754 304.290 306.527 -2.0 2.3 0.7

All items less food and energy

 305.378 - 304.890 0.5 -0.2 -

All items less energy

 309.001 - 308.845 0.8 -0.1 -

All items less medical care

 292.759 - 293.070 1.0 0.1 -

All items less shelter

 279.928 - 281.201 0.0 0.5 -

Commodities

 207.673 - 208.521 -0.1 0.4 -

Commodities less food

 160.874 - 161.314 -1.8 0.3 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 155.514 - 156.010 -1.9 0.3 -

Durables

 121.898 - 120.863 -1.3 -0.8 -

Nondurables

 259.030 - 261.395 0.3 0.9 -

Nondurables less food

 204.738 - 207.233 -2.2 1.2 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 196.688 - 199.408 -2.4 1.4 -

Services

 395.023 - 394.850 1.0 0.0 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 448.229 - 450.593 0.2 0.5 -

Services less medical care services

 378.939 - 378.634 1.6 -0.1 -

(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.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025