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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 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
Mar.
2023		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Mar.
2023		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Mar.
2023		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 301.836 5.0 0.3 0.9 284.862 5.8   1.3        

Food and beverages

 318.338 8.3 0.1 0.5 321.076 8.5   1.1        

Food

 320.863 8.5 0.1 0.5 316.311 8.7   1.2        

Food at home

 301.918 8.4 -0.2 0.2 266.405 6.3 0.1 0.6 284.918 11.2 1.0 0.3

Cereals and bakery products

 353.866 13.6 0.9 1.3 307.824 7.4   1.2        

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 318.306 4.3 -1.1 -1.4 309.885 1.2   -0.9        

Dairy and related products

 271.384 10.7 -0.3 -0.2 232.197 8.3   1.0        

Fruits and vegetables

 345.814 2.5 -1.5 -1.5 228.866 1.7   -1.2        

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 216.329 11.3 0.2 1.4 229.977 10.2   0.5        

Other food at home

 268.567 11.1 0.7 1.4 265.605 11.6   2.9        

Food away from home

 349.944 8.8 0.6 1.2 391.693 11.8   1.8        

Alcoholic beverages

 282.588 4.5 0.1 0.1 378.090 4.7   1.0        

Housing

 316.514 7.8 0.3 0.9 285.355 9.0   0.2        

Shelter

 374.971 8.2 0.7 1.5 321.058 10.6 0.5 1.5 310.465 8.9 0.2 0.6

Rent of primary residence

 392.910 8.8 0.5 1.2 345.818 11.1 0.8 1.2 307.055 8.6 -0.2 -0.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 383.502 8.0 0.4 1.1 342.466 10.2 0.6 1.2 290.644 9.6 0.1 0.5

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 383.578 8.1 0.4 1.1 342.466 10.2 0.6 1.2 290.644 9.6 0.1 0.5

Fuels and utilities

 304.032 7.3 -1.9 -3.7 297.072 0.0   -8.2        

Household energy

 256.705 7.8 -2.5 -5.0 269.686 -2.1 -9.0 -11.0 150.753 -14.7 -9.1 -14.2

Energy Services

 259.647 9.2 -2.5 -4.8 265.693 -1.9 -9.1 -11.2 147.350 -14.8 -9.3 -14.4

Electricity

 265.033 10.2 -0.7 -0.6 250.200 -1.1 -10.0 -10.0 139.467 -17.8 -11.1 -11.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 238.182 5.5 -8.0 -16.5 275.807 -5.6 -4.3 -16.5 170.429 -0.9 -1.0 -25.6

Household furnishings & operations

 149.230 5.6 0.3 1.3 141.941 6.2   -0.5        

Apparel

 133.112 3.3 0.8 4.1 121.040 2.6   5.0        

Transportation

 261.969 -1.0 0.9 1.6 259.996 -0.4   4.2        

Private transportation

 260.495 -1.6 0.8 1.4 264.787 -1.8   3.8        

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 126.280 -0.1 0.9 0.7 132.491 -0.9   0.5        

New vehicles(1)

 178.342 6.1 0.3 0.6 226.762 5.0   0.4        

Used cars and trucks(1)

 184.997 -11.2 1.0 -0.5 437.584 -10.1   0.1        

Motor fuel

 304.575 -17.3 0.8 2.4 291.014 -19.1 3.1 4.0 267.237 -21.6 0.7 2.3

Gasoline (all types)

 302.673 -17.4 1.0 2.7 288.652 -19.2 3.4 4.4 266.842 -21.7 0.9 2.9

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 677.445 15.0 1.3 2.9                

Medical care

 547.805 1.5 -0.3 -0.7 506.248 2.6   -0.6        

Recreation(3)

 135.693 4.8 0.1 1.2 131.164 5.7   3.0        

Education and communication(3)

 145.481 1.4 0.1 0.1 133.803 -0.5   2.0        

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 828.853 3.7 0.3 0.3 1,331.641 2.7   0.0        

Other goods and services

 528.811 6.1 0.5 1.4 502.043 5.4   1.4        

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 279.084 -6.4 -0.9 -1.5 280.356 -11.8 -3.4 -4.2 201.718 -18.8 -3.8 -5.5

All items less shelter

 276.610 3.4 0.2 0.6 268.430 3.0   1.2        

All items less food and energy

 305.476 5.6 0.5 1.2 286.615 7.4   1.9        

All items (1967 = 100)

 904.167       893.596              

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

All items

                        

All items (1967 = 100)

                        

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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