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Item and group | U.S. City Average | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington* | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | ||||||||||||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
All items |
0.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
Food and beverages |
3.3 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
Food |
3.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Food at home |
3.7 | -0.4 | -2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -2.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | -2.2 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
Food away from home |
3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
Alcoholic beverages |
1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -2.9 | -0.8 |
Housing |
2.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
Shelter |
2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Rent of primary residence |
3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(1) |
2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(1) |
2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
Fuels and utilities |
3.0 | -3.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | -4.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 6.2 | -15.4 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 14.6 |
Energy services |
3.7 | -4.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 | -7.9 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 7.5 | -21.3 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 15.3 |
Electricity |
3.1 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | -7.2 | -3.7 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 9.7 | -23.0 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 17.8 |
Utility (piped) gas service |
5.8 | -14.9 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 13.7 | -11.7 | 17.0 | 2.4 | -16.4 | -2.9 | -11.9 | 3.2 | 9.7 | -2.9 |
Household furnishings and operations |
-0.9 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | -3.6 | 5.5 |
Apparel |
-2.0 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -0.1 | -4.9 | -1.7 | -1.9 | 3.4 | -1.7 | -9.4 | -8.0 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -2.4 |
Transportation |
-6.2 | -4.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | -3.2 | -8.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -4.9 | -4.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
Private transportation |
-6.4 | -4.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | -2.8 | -8.2 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 | -5.0 | -4.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
Motor fuel |
-20.8 | -19.9 | 9.1 | 10.7 | -1.9 | -12.0 | -26.9 | 6.1 | 14.9 | -1.0 | -22.1 | -25.2 | 11.5 | 9.9 | -5.4 |
Gasoline (all types) |
-21.0 | -19.7 | 9.1 | 10.7 | -2.1 | -12.1 | -26.7 | 6.2 | 14.9 | -1.2 | -22.9 | -24.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 | -5.8 |
Medical care |
3.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
Recreation(2) |
0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 1.7 | -4.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
Education and communication(2) |
0.4 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -1.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -3.8 | -2.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -3.3 | 0.1 |
Other goods and services |
1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U) |
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Energy |
-10.6 | -12.6 | 5.4 | 6.9 | -0.3 | -4.8 | -17.7 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 0.8 | -11.1 | -23.4 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 5.0 |
All items less shelter |
-0.3 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -0.1 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
All items less food and energy |
1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
CPI FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS |
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All items |
0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Footnotes |
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* The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington CPI is published for odd-numbered months of the year. The yearly rates shown here for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington are from November to November, while the U.S. City Average and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land rates are from December to December. |