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26-1402-DAL
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Area prices were down 0.1 percent in June and July, up 2.9 percent over the year
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area fell 0.1 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the energy index decreased 5.4 percent. The index for food increased 1.8 percent, while the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the same period. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect seasonal influences.)
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area all items CPI-U advanced 2.9 percent for the 12 months ending in July. The index for all items less food and energy increased 1.9 percent over the year. Energy prices were up 12.7 percent, and food prices advanced 3.6 percent.
Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in CPI-U, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, July 2023–July 2026
Month
All items
All items less food and energy
Jul 2023
4.0
6.4
Sep 2023
4.6
5.8
Nov 2023
5.2
6.2
Jan 2024
5.3
6.2
Mar 2024
4.9
4.8
May 2024
5.0
5.0
Jul 2024
4.1
4.2
Sep 2024
2.6
3.1
Nov 2024
1.9
2.0
Jan 2025
2.8
2.8
Mar 2025
1.4
1.6
May 2025
0.6
0.5
Jul 2025
0.9
1.0
Sep 2025
1.9
1.8
Nov 2025
1.1
1.0
Jan 2026
-0.3
-0.5
Mar 2026
3.0
2.3
May 2026
2.6
1.3
Jul 2026
2.9
1.9
Food
Food prices increased 1.8 percent for the two months ending in July. Prices for food at home (grocery store purchases) rose 2.1 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 1.2 percent for the same period. Increases within the food at home index were led by the indexes for fruits and vegetables (+8.0 percent) and other food at home (+2.0 percent). The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 1.0 percent over the two-month period.
Food prices advanced 3.6 percent over the year. Prices for food at home increased 4.2 percent, and prices for food away from home rose 2.8 percent. All six major grocery store food group categories increased over the year, led by the index for other food at home (+6.8 percent) and the index for fruits and vegetables (+9.5 percent).
Energy
The energy index decreased 5.4 percent for the two months ending in July. Gasoline prices were down 12.3 percent for the same period.
From July 2025 to July 2026, the index for energy increased 12.7 percent. Over the year, gasoline prices were up 19.8 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent during the two-month period. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for owners’ equivalent rent of residences (+0.7 percent), used cars and trucks (+2.5 percent), and household furnishings and operations (+1.2 percent). In contrast, prices were lower for apparel (-5.5 percent), public transportation, and medical care commodities.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent over the year. Components contributing to the increase included shelter (+1.5 percent) and medical care services. In contrast, prices were lower for medical care commodities and communication.
The Consumer Price Index for September 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth is published bi-monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Core Based Statistical Area includes the counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise in Texas.
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Table 1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, CPI-U by expenditure category for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category
Indexes
Percent change from:
Historical
data
May
2026
Jun.
2026
Jul.
2026
Jul.
2025
May
2026
Jun.
2026
All items
311.261
-
311.093
2.9
-0.1
-
All items (1967=100)
976.410
-
975.882
-
-
-
Food and beverages
345.534
-
351.264
3.5
1.7
-
Food
342.203
-
348.195
3.6
1.8
-
Food at home
278.503
281.469
284.410
4.2
2.1
1.0
Cereals and bakery products
319.595
320.383
323.515
1.4
1.2
1.0
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
346.159
337.055
342.549
0.9
-1.0
1.6
Dairy and related products
246.132
245.556
245.515
1.3
-0.3
0.0
Fruits and vegetables
219.691
223.369
237.375
9.5
8.0
6.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
244.610
257.143
252.969
3.4
3.4
-1.6
Other food at home
272.613
280.913
278.057
6.8
2.0
-1.0
Food away from home
441.908
-
447.407
2.8
1.2
-
Alcoholic beverages
378.909
-
377.510
1.9
-0.4
-
Housing
314.373
-
317.088
1.9
0.9
-
Shelter
350.834
352.758
353.160
1.5
0.7
0.1
Rent of primary residence
370.565
371.747
372.135
1.2
0.4
0.1
Owners’ equiv. rent of residences
374.563
376.234
377.117
1.1
0.7
0.2
Owners’ equiv. rent of primary residence
374.563
376.234
377.117
1.1
0.7
0.2
Household furnishings and operations
144.114
-
145.783
0.7
1.2
-
Apparel
128.720
-
121.643
-0.8
-5.5
-
Transportation
289.608
-
283.290
4.6
-2.2
-
Private transportation
295.397
-
289.770
3.9
-1.9
-
New and used motor vehicles
124.753
-
126.268
-0.1
1.2
-
New vehicles
222.970
-
223.385
0.2
0.2
-
Used cars and trucks
419.519
-
430.159
-1.7
2.5
-
Motor fuel
369.782
314.252
323.999
19.7
-12.4
3.1
Gasoline (all types)
366.573
311.396
321.544
19.8
-12.3
3.3
Unleaded regular
353.447
298.634
308.679
20.1
-12.7
3.4
Unleaded midgrade
391.653
339.631
349.687
19.3
-10.7
3.0
Unleaded premium
388.593
340.648
349.639
17.8
-10.0
2.6
Medical care
550.551
-
545.376
5.7
-0.9
-
Recreation
136.784
-
137.141
2.2
0.3
-
Education and communication
133.056
-
133.150
-0.5
0.1
-
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare
100.889
-
101.141
4.5
0.2
-
Other goods and services
528.423
-
528.075
-0.6
-0.1
-
– Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, CPI-U by special aggregate index for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index
Indexes
Percent change from:
Historical
data
May
2026
Jun.
2026
Jul.
2026
Jul.
2025
May
2026
Jun.
2026
All items
311.261
-
311.093
2.9
-0.1
-
Food
342.203
-
348.195
3.6
1.8
-
Energy
364.456
335.911
344.643
12.7
-5.4
2.6
All items less food and energy
308.723
-
309.337
1.9
0.2
-
All items less energy
313.101
-
314.429
2.1
0.4
-
All items less medical care
299.370
-
299.454
2.6
0.0
-
All items less shelter
292.580
-
291.342
3.6
-0.4
-
Commodities
215.581
-
213.296
2.3
-1.1
-
Commodities less food
167.473
-
163.238
1.4
-2.5
-
Commodities less food & beverages
161.985
-
157.803
1.3
-2.6
-
Durables
118.806
-
120.169
-0.8
1.1
-
Nondurables
277.067
-
271.312
3.9
-2.1
-
Nondurables less food
228.222
-
214.694
4.2
-5.9
-
Nondurables less food & beverages
220.223
-
206.578
4.2
-6.2
-
Services
402.651
-
405.007
3.1
0.6
-
Services less rent of shelter
471.481
-
473.882
5.0
0.5
-
Services less medical care services
382.364
-
384.888
2.3
0.7
-
– Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.