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Annual Percent Changes for Calendar Years 2003 - 2007*
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
U.S. City Average, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX

 

U.S. City Average

Dallas-Fort Worth *

Houston-Galveston

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007
All Items 1.9 3.3 3.4 2.5 4.1 1.3 2.3 4.4 0.3 4.3 2.7 3.6 4.2 1.1 3.9
                               
Food and beverages 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.2 4.8 3.7 1.7 3.0 3.3 5.7 4.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 4.8
  Food 3.6 2.7 2.3 2.1 4.9 3.4 1.7 3.2 2.9 6.1 3.8 2.4 1.8 2.1 4.8
    Food at home 4.5 2.4 1.7 1.4 5.6 3.5 0.4 3.6 3.2 6.6 5.5 0.5 1.9 1.1 6.8
    Food away from home 2.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 4.0 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.4 5.4 2.1 4.2 1.9 3.2 2.5
  Alcoholic beverages 2.1 2.8 1.3 2.4 3.8 9.8 4.0 -1.8 8.6 1.2 5.9 0.2 6.8 0.3 5.4
Housing 2.2 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 1.7 1.2 5.2 -1.1 1.9 4.6 4.4 5.8 0.6 1.1
  Shelter 2.2 2.7 2.6 4.2 3.1 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.5 2.2 2.6 4.7 2.5 -0.1 1.9
    Rent of primary residence 1/ 2.7 2.9 3.1 4.3 4.0 -1.1 -2.5 0.9 1.9 2.8 2.1 0.7 0.8 3.3 0.7
    Owners' equivalent rent 1/2/ 2.0 2.3 2.5 4.3 2.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.8 3.3 3.6 0.2 0.7 1.8
  Fuels and utilities 6.5 7.9 15.6 0.5 5.4 14.6 9.5 27.2 -8.3 2.7 21.5 6.2 28.4 3.8 -4.4
    Gas (piped) and electricity 1/ 6.9 6.8 17.6 -0.6 3.4 17.6 10.7 34.7 -11.2 2.7 27.7 5.5 33.3 3.9 -6.8
      Electricity 1/ 2.6 2.1 10.7 7.5 5.2 11.8 11.3 24.7 -1.0 1.2 24.8 0.5 36.0 11.4 -10.0
      Utility (piped) gas service 1/ 17.4 16.4 30.2 -14.2 -0.4 54.2 8.5 70.3 -42.1 11.4 43.9 28.2 23.7 -30.7 17.2
  HH furnishings and operations -1.8 0.6 0.7 0.5 -0.7 -7.6 -0.5 6.9 0.0 -1.4 0.9 1.0 -0.3 0.3 3.5
Apparel -2.1 -0.2 -1.1 0.9 -0.3 -8.0 3.6 -1.1 6.1 4.3 3.9 -1.0 3.3 -3.4 1.2
Transportation 0.3 6.5 4.8 1.6 8.3 -0.6 6.2 6.9 -2.4 10.5 -1.1 6.5 7.4 -1.1 9.2
  Private transportation 0.3 7.0 4.7 1.7 8.3 -0.4 6.3 6.9 -2.1 10.8 -1.1 7.0 7.2 -1.0 8.7
    Motor fuel 6.8 26.1 16.2 6.4 29.5 2.3 37.7 20.3 -8.2 39.2 3.5 27.1 22.6 2.7 30.9
      Gasoline 6.8 26.1 16.1 6.4 29.6 2.3 37.7 20.1 -8.2 39.4 3.5 27.1 22.6 2.8 30.9
Medical care 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.6 5.2 0.8 3.3 4.1 4.5 2.4 2.7 1.5 1.1 11.2 4.9
Recreation 3/ 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.4 -1.6 1.7 1.1 -2.6 -0.7 3.5 -1.9 2.3 3.7
Education & Communication 3/ 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3 3.0 4.0 0.7 1.5 2.0 3.0 -1.4 0.3 1.4 1.0 3.0
Other Goods and Services 1.5 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.3 2.5 2.2 8.2 4.4 2.0 1.0 3.3 8.6
                               
Special indexes:                              
All items less food and energy 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.4 0.0 0.4 1.8 1.3 2.0 1.2 2.6 1.9 0.6 2.9
All items less shelter 1.7 3.5 3.8 1.8 4.5 1.3 3.4 5.9 0.3 5.1 2.7 3.2 4.9 1.7 4.7
Energy 6.9 16.6 17.0 2.9 17.4 10.0 23.0 27.2 -9.8 19.9 15.8 15.4 27.8 3.5 10.4


Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 

U.S. City Average

Dallas-Fort Worth*

Houston-Galveston
 

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007
All Items 1.6 3.4 3.5 2.4 4.3 1.5 2.8 4.7 0.4 4.7 2.7 3.4 4.4 1.4 4.2

1/ This index was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series converted to a geometric means
estimator in January 1999.
2/ Full series title is "owners' equivalent rent of primary residence."
3/ Indexes on a December 1997 = 100 base.

* The Dallas-Fort Worth CPI is not published for even-numbered months of the year. The yearly rates shown here for
Dallas-Fort Worth are from November to November, while the U.S. City Average and Houston-Galveston rates are from
December to December.

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2008