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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 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
Oct.
2023
12-
month
1-
month
2-
month
Oct.
2023
12-
month
1-
month
2-
month
Oct.
2023
12-
month
1-
month
2-
month

All items

307.671 3.2 0.0 0.2         270.329 3.0   -0.3

Food and beverages

323.262 3.3 0.3 0.5         297.776 4.7   1.2

Food

325.731 3.3 0.3 0.5         300.721 4.9   1.2

Food at home

304.788 2.1 0.3 0.4 270.676 2.6 0.8 0.0 291.953 5.2 1.3 1.9

Cereals and bakery products

355.752 4.2 0.0 -0.2 324.044 7.2 0.4 0.9 351.945 2.1 0.5 1.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

322.536 0.4 0.7 1.1 315.427 -1.9 0.0 1.0 312.732 2.4 0.8 1.7

Dairy and related products

268.326 -0.4 0.0 0.0 231.750 1.8 -0.3 -1.7 239.975 4.8 4.6 3.9

Fruits and vegetables

351.952 1.1 0.3 0.4 235.760 1.5 3.0 -0.5 352.279 10.1 1.3 2.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

216.952 3.3 0.1 0.1 236.040 5.9 0.9 1.5 357.643 5.2 1.5 0.7

Other food at home

272.215 3.6 0.2 0.2 263.426 4.3 0.7 -1.1 259.314 5.3 0.9 1.8

Food away from home

358.824 5.4 0.4 0.8         304.599 4.7   0.1

Alcoholic beverages

288.303 3.7 0.3 0.9         239.800 0.6   0.8

Housing

323.964 5.2 0.1 0.6         267.366 5.0   1.0

Shelter

386.435 6.7 0.3 0.8 331.666 8.0 0.5 1.5 322.573 8.3 0.4 1.0

Rent of primary residence

406.683 7.2 0.5 1.1 355.884 6.7 0.7 1.3 318.654 8.1 0.4 0.9

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

396.881 6.8 0.5 1.0 356.344 8.3 1.0 2.1 302.226 8.2 0.3 1.1

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(2)

396.945 6.8 0.5 1.0 356.344 8.3 1.0 2.1 302.226 8.2 0.3 1.1

Fuels and utilities

304.885 -1.3 -0.7 -0.3         196.516 -10.3   0.3

Household energy

255.594 -3.2 -0.9 -0.5 289.830 -14.4 2.3 8.3 167.069 -14.1 2.6 0.3

Energy Services

258.236 -2.3 -1.0 -0.8 285.991 -14.4 2.3 8.4 163.805 -14.1 2.6 0.2

Electricity

268.342 2.4 -1.5 -0.9 263.735 -15.3 0.2 7.2 155.205 -13.3 1.3 -1.6

Utility (piped) gas service

222.955 -15.8 0.9 -0.7 326.577 -10.6 12.1 13.8 188.648 -17.2 8.4 8.4

Household furnishings & operations

148.558 1.7 -0.1 0.2         157.631 -2.9   1.9

Apparel

132.786 2.6 -0.3 1.2         183.398 2.6   0.1

Transportation

270.027 0.8 -0.9 -1.5         233.416 1.2   -3.7

Private transportation

269.920 1.2 -1.1 -1.7         235.648 1.8   -4.1

New and used motor vehicles(3)

126.347 -1.7 -0.7 -2.7         103.648 -2.8   -3.0

New vehicles(1)

179.446 1.9 -0.2 -0.1         197.945 1.2   -0.1

Used cars and trucks(1)

184.961 -7.1 -1.4 -6.9         305.114 -6.4   -7.0

Motor fuel

322.975 -5.6 -5.2 -4.5 289.243 -4.4 -8.7 -11.5 275.254 -2.7 -6.6 -8.6

Gasoline (all types)

320.999 -5.3 -5.3 -4.7 286.179 -4.3 -8.9 -11.8 275.173 -1.9 -6.8 -9.0

Motor vehicle insurance(1)

759.704 19.2 2.3 3.6                

Medical care

549.762 -0.8 0.2 0.3         535.884 -2.5   -1.4

Recreation(3)

136.726 3.2 0.0 0.5         127.746 -1.4   -0.8

Education and communication(3)

145.295 0.9 -0.2 0.1         119.895 0.1   -0.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

847.031 2.9 -0.1 0.7         1,317.503 2.2   -0.5

Other goods and services

546.825 6.2 0.6 1.2         480.739 7.2   -0.6

SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)

Energy

286.754 -4.5 -3.1 -2.6 290.101 -10.0 -3.2 -2.1 214.593 -8.3 -2.7 -4.8

All items less shelter

280.313 1.5 -0.2 -0.1         250.148 0.3   -1.1

All items less food and energy

311.380 4.0 0.2 0.4         276.278 3.9   -0.1

All items (1967 = 100)

921.645               867.043      

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

All items

302.071 3.1 -0.1 0.2         266.614 3.5   -0.4

All items (1967 = 100)

899.779               850.912      

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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