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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, August 2023 (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
Aug.
2023		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Aug.
2023		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Aug.
2023		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 307.026 3.7 0.4 0.6         271.154 2.7   1.0

Food and beverages

 321.578 4.2 0.2 0.5         294.328 4.9   0.4

Food

 324.100 4.3 0.2 0.5         297.196 5.0   0.4

Food at home

 303.716 3.0 0.1 0.5 270.715 3.1 -0.1 0.8 286.375 4.4 0.2 0.0

Cereals and bakery products

 356.563 6.0 0.1 0.4 321.047 6.6 -0.1 1.0 347.809 4.3 6.8 1.7

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 318.944 0.0 0.5 1.1 312.427 -2.4 1.0 0.8 307.379 1.3 -0.9 -0.2

Dairy and related products

 268.281 0.3 -0.3 0.0 235.687 2.0 1.2 1.8 230.972 1.3 -3.6 -0.3

Fruits and vegetables

 350.428 2.1 -0.3 -0.1 236.938 5.9 -1.7 1.4 342.767 6.8 -1.2 -2.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 216.642 4.8 0.3 0.2 232.467 4.5 -0.3 1.6 355.028 3.5 1.2 2.1

Other food at home

 271.648 4.5 0.1 0.6 266.431 4.8 -0.3 -0.4 254.723 6.1 -0.7 0.3

Food away from home

 356.083 6.5 0.3 0.5         304.416 6.2   0.8

Alcoholic beverages

 285.859 3.7 0.1 0.1         237.853 2.1   0.9

Housing

 321.894 5.7 0.3 0.6         264.590 3.3   0.8

Shelter

 383.221 7.3 0.3 0.7 326.623 8.5 0.6 0.8 319.304 8.8 0.7 0.6

Rent of primary residence

 402.247 7.8 0.5 0.9 351.201 7.5 0.3 0.6 315.789 8.9 0.8 0.6

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 392.794 7.3 0.4 0.9 349.124 8.3 0.3 0.7 299.071 8.7 0.8 0.9

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 392.863 7.3 0.4 0.9 349.124 8.3 0.3 0.7 299.071 8.7 0.8 0.9

Fuels and utilities

 305.887 -1.2 0.6 0.8         196.011 -21.9   9.5

Household energy

 256.889 -3.2 0.6 0.7 267.634 -19.4 -2.8 -2.1 166.569 -28.2 12.1 13.0

Energy Services

 260.448 -2.7 0.3 0.3 263.951 -19.5 -2.9 -2.2 163.431 -28.2 12.3 13.2

Electricity

 270.752 2.1 0.2 -0.2 246.114 -19.8 -4.3 -4.2 157.730 -29.1 16.4 16.0

Utility (piped) gas service

 224.539 -16.5 0.6 2.4 287.016 -17.6 4.3 7.6 173.964 -24.8 -3.0 2.0

Household furnishings & operations

 148.295 2.2 -0.1 -0.3         154.689 -4.6   -3.3

Apparel

 131.262 3.1 1.6 0.6         183.277 1.6   7.9

Transportation

 274.220 1.4 1.3 1.5         242.317 2.0   2.8

Private transportation

 274.660 2.0 1.5 2.0         245.639 1.8   3.1

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 129.864 -1.0 -0.5 -0.4         106.876 -2.6   -0.6

New vehicles(1)

 179.691 2.9 0.0 0.1         198.082 2.4   -0.1

Used cars and trucks(1)

 198.768 -6.6 -1.4 -1.6         328.225 -5.6   -1.3

Motor fuel

 338.207 -3.7 6.1 6.6 326.742 0.6 6.4 9.0 301.044 -3.5 6.5 9.3

Gasoline (all types)

 336.979 -3.3 5.9 6.6 324.577 1.0 6.2 8.8 302.547 -2.4 6.3 9.2

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 733.141 19.1 2.1 3.9                

Medical care

 548.082 -1.0 0.3 0.1         543.511 -1.5   0.4

Recreation(3)

 136.102 3.5 -0.2 -0.1         128.740 1.0   -0.4

Education and communication(3)

 145.174 1.0 0.2 0.2         120.345 -0.2   -1.7

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 840.815 3.1 0.7 1.0         1,323.614 2.7   0.2

Other goods and services

 540.270 5.8 0.4 0.5         483.429 6.7   -0.6

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 294.328 -3.6 3.3 3.7 296.292 -10.2 1.8 3.4 225.353 -15.9 8.8 10.8

All items less shelter

 280.663 1.9 0.5 0.6         252.881 -0.2   1.3

All items less food and energy

 310.103 4.3 0.2 0.4         276.677 4.5   0.4

All items (1967 = 100)

 919.713               869.688      

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

All items

 301.551 3.4 0.6 0.7         267.684 2.9   1.6

All items (1967 = 100)

 898.229               854.330      

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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