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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > CPI Summary

Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators

 

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, March 2024 (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) (PDF format: not updated until mid-morning on release day)
Item and group U.S. City Average
 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
Index Percent change
 Index Percent change
 Index Percent change
Mar.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Mar.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Mar.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 312.332 3.5 0.6 1.3 298.719 4.9   0.9        

Food and beverages

 325.491 2.2 0.1 0.2 332.042 3.4   0.3        

Food

 328.043 2.2 0.1 0.2 327.886 3.7   0.4        

Food at home

 305.426 1.2 0.0 0.1 271.136 1.8 -0.8 0.2 290.887 2.1 -0.5 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products

 354.666 0.2 -0.6 0.0 321.851 4.6 0.0 0.3 341.475 -4.3 -3.1 -5.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 322.589 1.3 0.8 0.9 320.963 3.6 -1.0 2.2 312.231 -0.5 1.4 0.9

Dairy and related products

 266.274 -1.9 -0.4 -1.0 228.337 -1.7 -3.3 -0.9 233.069 -1.6 -4.7 -2.2

Fruits and vegetables

 352.841 2.0 -0.3 -0.6 229.862 0.4 -2.0 -3.1 374.418 15.3 2.2 0.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 221.423 2.4 0.2 0.4 231.369 0.6 -1.3 -1.5 358.619 5.4 2.2 1.5

Other food at home

 272.352 1.4 -0.2 0.3 269.329 1.4 0.7 1.6 248.160 -2.5 -3.2 -0.9

Food away from home

 364.546 4.2 0.3 0.4 415.117 6.0   0.6        

Alcoholic beverages

 289.360 2.4 0.0 0.2 378.857 0.2   -0.3        

Housing

 331.247 4.7 0.5 0.9 303.130 6.2   1.0        

Shelter

 396.174 5.7 0.6 1.1 342.380 6.6 0.7 1.4 326.354 5.1 0.4 0.3

Rent of primary residence

 415.219 5.7 0.4 0.8 365.066 5.6 0.5 1.2 323.559 5.4 0.5 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 406.155 5.9 0.4 0.8 366.144 6.9 0.6 1.4 305.776 5.2 0.1 -0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 406.206 5.9 0.4 0.8 366.144 6.9 0.6 1.4 305.776 5.2 0.1 -0.3

Fuels and utilities

 314.168 3.3 0.0 0.2 324.443 9.2   -1.7        

Household energy

 263.767 2.8 -0.1 0.1 299.970 11.2 -3.2 -2.9 163.337 8.3 -1.2 -1.7

Energy Services

 267.658 3.1 0.0 0.1 296.236 11.5 -3.2 -3.0 160.171 8.7 -1.2 -1.7

Electricity

 278.233 5.0 0.7 0.6 274.249 9.6 -3.6 -3.4 152.065 9.0 -1.4 -1.4

Utility (piped) gas service

 230.601 -3.2 -2.4 -1.7 333.192 20.8 -1.2 -0.7 182.437 7.0 0.0 -3.2

Household furnishings & operations

 148.038 -0.8 0.1 0.2 140.032 -1.3   0.4        

Apparel

 133.640 0.4 1.3 4.5 120.598 -0.4   2.0        

Transportation

 272.485 4.0 2.2 4.0 275.561 6.0   1.3        

Private transportation

 272.008 4.4 2.3 3.9 283.182 6.9   1.3        

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 125.250 -0.8 0.4 1.0 128.887 -2.7   1.0        

New vehicles(1)

 178.247 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 223.478 -1.4   -0.5        

Used cars and trucks(1)

 180.891 -2.2 0.5 0.8 426.730 -2.5   0.6        

Motor fuel

 307.684 1.0 6.3 10.8 299.527 2.9 8.5 14.5 267.870 0.2 5.7 12.5

Gasoline (all types)

 306.513 1.3 6.4 11.1 297.055 2.9 8.6 14.6 267.612 0.3 5.8 12.7

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 827.852 22.2 2.7 4.2                

Medical care

 559.935 2.2 0.5 0.5 514.316 1.6   1.2        

Recreation(3)

 138.183 1.8 -0.1 0.3 135.333 3.2   -0.7        

Education and communication(3)

 145.822 0.2 -0.1 0.3 136.709 2.2   1.4        

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 850.973 2.7 0.0 0.3 1,449.364 8.8   -3.0        

Other goods and services

 553.666 4.7 0.5 0.5 520.669 3.7   0.3        

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 285.002 2.1 3.1 5.4 303.266 8.2 2.6 5.5 210.880 4.5 2.8 6.4

All items less shelter

 283.050 2.3 0.7 1.4 278.521 3.8   0.6        

All items less food and energy

 317.088 3.8 0.5 1.1 300.484 4.8   0.6        

All items (1967 = 100)

 935.609       937.066              

CPI FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS
AND CLERICAL WORKERS (CPI-W)

All items

 306.502 3.5 0.7 1.4 308.737 5.0   0.9        

All items (1967 = 100)

 912.977       952.042              

Footnotes
(1) For Dallas, indexes on a February 1978=100 base. For Houston, indexes on an April 1978=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

Note: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households. The indexes for food at home, energy, and shelter are compiled monthly for Dallas and Houston. Full surveys, which produce the All Items Indexes and major components, are compiled every two months. These full surveys are published for the odd-numbered months for Dallas and for the even-numbered months for Houston.

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