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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > News Release
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26-1402-DAL
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington — July 2026

Area prices were down 0.1 percent in June and July, up 2.9 percent over the year

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.

  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 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).

Energy

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.

All items less food and energy

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.


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 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.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026