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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, October 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
Oct.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Oct.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month		 Oct.
2024		 12-
month		 1-
month		 2-
month

All items

 315.664 2.6 0.1 0.3         276.116 2.1   0.2

Food and beverages

 330.051 2.1 0.2 0.6         303.076 1.8   0.2

Food

 332.678 2.1 0.2 0.6         306.061 1.8   0.4

Food at home

 308.200 1.1 0.1 0.6 272.671 0.7 -0.4 0.4 290.440 -0.5 -0.7 0.0

Cereals and bakery products

 359.007 0.9 0.8 0.9 315.268 -2.7 -1.3 -1.3 342.088 -2.8 -0.4 0.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 328.743 1.9 -1.1 -0.1 330.895 4.9 -1.5 2.3 318.411 1.8 -0.6 1.6

Dairy and related products

 271.695 1.3 0.8 0.8 241.191 4.1 -1.4 -0.7 230.573 -3.9 2.3 0.4

Fruits and vegetables

 355.292 0.9 0.5 1.6 225.461 -4.4 -1.2 -1.6 364.479 3.5 -5.0 -1.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

 220.672 1.7 0.5 0.6 233.760 -1.0 -0.5 -1.4 359.511 0.5 0.2 -0.5

Other food at home

 273.232 0.4 0.2 0.2 267.232 1.4 1.6 2.2 247.110 -4.7 1.3 -0.5

Food away from home

 372.486 3.8 0.2 0.6         317.691 4.3   0.8

Alcoholic beverages

 292.871 1.6 0.4 0.5         244.469 1.9   -1.9

Housing

 337.470 4.2 0.2 0.5         273.080 2.1   0.5

Shelter

 405.287 4.9 0.3 0.5 347.634 4.8 0.3 0.0 331.087 2.6 0.0 0.2

Rent of primary residence

 425.381 4.6 0.4 0.7 371.673 4.4 0.1 0.1 326.483 2.5 -0.1 0.0

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 417.477 5.2 0.5 0.9 372.485 4.5 0.3 0.2 309.890 2.5 0.2 0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

 417.491 5.2 0.4 0.9 372.485 4.5 0.3 0.2 309.890 2.5 0.2 0.4

Fuels and utilities

 315.866 3.6 -0.1 0.3         201.110 2.3   4.1

Household energy

 263.587 3.1 -0.3 0.1 330.745 14.1 6.2 3.3 170.780 2.2 1.3 5.0

Energy Services

 268.564 4.0 -0.4 0.1 328.066 14.7 6.4 3.4 167.706 2.4 1.4 5.2

Electricity

 280.470 4.5 -0.7 -0.3 306.523 16.2 6.5 2.7 160.937 3.7 1.5 6.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 227.463 2.0 0.9 1.4 352.751 8.0 5.5 6.9 180.940 -4.1 0.6 0.6

Household furnishings & operations

 147.720 -0.6 -0.1 0.3         154.421 -2.0   -0.6

Apparel

 133.179 0.3 -1.7 1.1         188.103 2.6   -0.4

Transportation

 269.724 -0.1 0.0 -0.6         240.046 2.8   -0.3

Private transportation

 269.003 -0.3 -0.3 -1.1         241.023 2.3   -1.2

New and used motor vehicles(3)

 124.116 -1.8 -0.1 -0.1         100.425 -3.1   -0.4

New vehicles(1)

 177.162 -1.3 -0.2 -0.2         194.247 -1.9   -0.2

Used cars and trucks(1)

 178.744 -3.4 0.4 0.3         290.540 -4.8   -0.1

Motor fuel

 282.635 -12.5 -1.8 -6.7 259.419 -10.3 -2.1 -9.3 241.352 -12.3 -2.2 -9.5

Gasoline (all types)

 281.741 -12.2 -1.9 -6.8 257.387 -10.1 -2.2 -9.3 241.587 -12.2 -2.1 -9.5

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

 865.985 14.0 0.3 1.4                

Medical care

 567.870 3.3 0.3 0.6         544.669 1.6   0.1

Recreation(3)

 138.120 1.0 0.3 -0.1         130.355 2.0   0.1

Education and communication(3)

 146.451 0.8 -0.3 -0.1         121.984 1.7   -1.1

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

 879.277 3.8 0.1 1.3         1,313.617 -0.3   -3.1

Other goods and services

 564.839 3.3 0.4 0.6         486.361 1.2   1.5

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

 272.807 -4.9 -1.1 -3.5 296.942 2.4 2.2 -3.0 202.159 -5.8 -0.7 -3.7

All items less shelter

 284.092 1.3 0.0 0.1         254.759 1.8   0.1

All items less food and energy

 321.758 3.3 0.2 0.5         284.006 2.8   0.5

All items (1967 = 100)

 945.589               885.604      

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

All items

 309.358 2.4 0.1 0.2         272.074 2.0   0.2

All items (1967 = 100)

 921.484               868.341      

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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