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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area — May 2026

Area prices were down 0.3 percent in April and May, up 2.6 percent over the year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington fell 0.3 percent for the two months ending in May 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the index for all items less food and energy decreased 1.2 percent, accounting for all of the bimonthly decline. The index for energy rose 8.9 percent, while the index for food was unchanged. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington all items CPI-U increased 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending in May. The energy index rose 18.9 percent, and the index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.3 percent over the year. The index for food was up 2.2 percent.

  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

The food index was unchanged for the two months ending in May. The index for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) rose 0.6 percent over the month. This was entirely offset by a 0.4-percent decrease in the food at home index (grocery store purchases). Declines within the food at home index were led by the fruits and vegetables index (-2.7 percent).

The food index rose 2.2 percent over the year. The index for food away from home advanced 2.5 percent. The food at home index was up 2.0 percent, with 5 of 6 grocery categories noting increases. A 3.1-percent rise in the meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index led advances within the food at home category.

Energy

The energy index increased 8.9 percent for the two months ending in May. Gasoline prices rose 17.7 percent.

From May 2025 to May 2026, the index for energy rose 18.9 percent. Over the year, the gasoline index rose 35.0 percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy decreased 1.2 percent in April and May. Among the index’s components, prices were lower for household furnishings and operations (-1.8 percent), medical care commodities, and public transportation. In contrast, prices were higher for medical care services, used cars and trucks (+2.7 percent) and lodging away from home.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 1.3 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included medical care services; public transportation; tuition, other school fees, and childcare (+6.3 percent); and apparel (+2.5 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for new and used motor vehicles (-1.4 percent), owners’ equivalent rent of residences (-0.1 percent), and rent of primary residence (-0.3 percent).

The Consumer Price Index for July 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Rebasing of Selected Consumer Price Index Series

Effective with this release, several CPI series were rebased to December 2024 = 100. When new base years are introduced, BLS recalculates each index back to the beginning of that series to ensure continuity. A complete list of indexes that were rebased is available at www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/rebased-series.htm.


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.

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

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026

All items

 312.058 - 311.261 2.6 -0.3 -

All items (1967=100)

 978.908 - 976.410 - - -

Food and beverages

 345.666 - 345.534 2.1 0.0 -

Food

 342.172 - 342.203 2.2 0.0 -

Food at home

 279.711 279.308 278.503 2.0 -0.4 -0.3

Cereals and bakery products

 318.209 320.765 319.595 1.5 0.4 -0.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 346.255 342.571 346.159 3.1 0.0 1.0

Dairy and related products

 240.869 242.910 246.132 3.2 2.2 1.3

Fruits and vegetables

 225.690 225.639 219.691 0.0 -2.7 -2.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 248.171 245.153 244.610 3.9 -1.4 -0.2

Other food at home

 273.070 274.076 272.613 1.0 -0.2 -0.5

Food away from home

 439.189 - 441.908 2.5 0.6 -

Alcoholic beverages

 382.965 - 378.909 1.2 -1.1 -

Housing

 314.729 - 314.373 0.4 -0.1 -

Shelter

 350.634 352.130 350.834 -0.1 0.1 -0.4

Rent of primary residence

 371.387 371.911 370.565 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

 374.734 376.100 374.563 -0.1 0.0 -0.4

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

 374.734 376.100 374.563 -0.1 0.0 -0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 146.816 - 144.114 0.2 -1.8 -

Apparel

 128.043 - 128.720 2.5 0.5 -

Transportation

 295.070 - 289.608 6.3 -1.9 -

Private transportation

 300.853 - 295.397 5.6 -1.8 -

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.337 - 124.753 -1.4 0.3 -

New vehicles(1)

 223.088 - 222.970 -0.2 -0.1 -

Used cars and trucks(1)

 408.393 - 419.519 -1.9 2.7 -

Motor fuel

 314.319 344.675 369.782 35.3 17.6 7.3

Gasoline (all types)

 311.479 341.387 366.573 35.0 17.7 7.4

Unleaded regular(4)

 299.257 328.502 353.447 35.9 18.1 7.6

Unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

 336.060 366.643 391.653 32.3 16.5 6.8

Unleaded premium(4)

 337.290 366.273 388.593 29.9 15.2 6.1

Medical care

 543.264 - 550.551 7.6 1.3 -

Recreation(3)

 135.517 - 136.784 0.6 0.9 -

Education and communication(3)

 133.077 - 133.056 0.4 0.0 -

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 100.880 - 100.889 6.3 0.0 -

Other goods and services

 527.568 - 528.423 -0.2 0.2 -

(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 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

 Indexes Percent change from:
Historical
data		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026

All items

 312.058 - 311.261 2.6 -0.3 -

Food

 342.172 - 342.203 2.2 0.0 -

Energy

 334.733 351.541 364.456 18.9 8.9 3.7

All items less food and energy

 312.351 - 308.723 1.3 -1.2 -

All items less energy

 316.242 - 313.101 1.4 -1.0 -

All items less medical care

 300.574 - 299.370 2.1 -0.4 -

All items less shelter

 293.799 - 292.580 4.0 -0.4 -

Commodities

 212.608 - 215.581 3.4 1.4 -

Commodities less food

 163.964 - 167.473 3.8 2.1 -

Commodities less food & beverages

 158.465 - 161.985 3.8 2.2 -

Durables

 119.331 - 118.806 -1.7 -0.4 -

Nondurables

 270.920 - 277.067 6.0 2.3 -

Nondurables less food

 218.086 - 228.222 10.1 4.6 -

Nondurables less food & beverages

 209.856 - 220.223 10.4 4.9 -

Services

 407.865 - 402.651 2.0 -1.3 -

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 485.400 - 471.481 4.6 -2.9 -

Services less medical care services

 389.151 - 382.364 1.0 -1.7 -

(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.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026