U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, December 2014
(1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
All items
Food and beverages
Food
Food at home
Food away from home
Alcoholic beverages
Housing
Shelter
Rent of primary residence (1)
Owners' equivalent rent of primary
residences (1) (2)
Owners' equivalent rent of
primary residence (1) (2)
Fuels and utilities
Household energy
Energy services (1) (3)
Electricity (1)
Utility (piped) gas service (1)
Household furnishings & operations
Apparel
Transportation
Private transportation
Motor fuel
Gasoline (all types)
Medical care
Recreation (4)
Education and communication (4)
Other goods and services
SPECIAL INDEXES (CPI-U)
Energy
All items less shelter
All items less food and energy
All items (1967 = 100)
U.S. City Average
Percent change
Index
1212Dec.
month month month
2014
234.812
0.8
-0.6
-1.1
245.585
245.976
242.457
252.628
238.856
234.658
273.598
280.874
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.0
1.3
2.5
2.9
3.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
-0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.7
281.288
2.6
0.2
281.261
231.150
197.092
199.592
204.275
182.908
122.237
123.942
199.777
194.641
225.165
223.404
439.720
114.875
137.410
410.642
2.6
3.0
2.5
3.7
3.1
5.8
-0.9
-2.0
-6.2
-6.4
-20.8
-21.0
3.0
0.0
0.4
1.6
209.785
222.267
238.775
703.393
-10.6
-0.3
1.6
Index
Dec.
2014
Dallas-Fort Worth
Percent change
1212month month month
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria
Percent change
Index
1212Dec.
2014 month month month
212.169
1.1
-1.2
222.125
3.7
0.0
-0.1
207.868
217.244
3.1
4.9
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.5
221.976
221.813
223.216
215.838
214.319
199.332
232.496
224.652
0.4
224.065
2.8
0.5
0.8
216.194
0.2
0.6
0.7
1.1
0.7
2.4
-0.4
-3.9
-3.4
-3.4
-11.0
-11.1
0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.4
-0.4
-0.8
-0.4
-1.2
2.1
-0.8
-6.1
-6.0
-6.3
-18.8
-19.0
0.6
-0.4
-0.4
0.1
224.065
2.8
0.5
0.8
222.831
218.958
209.650
215.334
8.3
8.6
8.0
11.9
0.9
1.0
1.6
-2.5
-2.9
-2.9
-2.4
-5.3
208.035
205.120
-27.0
-27.5
-15.7
-16.0
-23.9
-24.4
-5.4
-0.9
-0.2
-10.6
-1.8
-0.3
217.196
-11.6
-7.5
-13.9
3.0
3.2
3.3
3.0
0.2
4.3
4.3
5.2
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.7
0.3
0.7
0.6
1.4
4.0
0.5
1.1
216.194
179.612
166.783
163.863
165.525
142.955
121.513
184.005
176.934
175.435
216.116
213.788
436.002
105.970
124.057
385.829
4.0
6.2
7.3
7.5
9.7
-2.9
3.0
-9.4
-4.9
-5.0
-22.1
-22.9
1.0
1.7
2.6
3.0
0.5
1.1
2.9
3.9
4.0
4.8
0.0
-0.9
-9.1
-5.7
-5.7
-19.9
-20.6
0.4
-0.6
0.6
0.1
189.281
204.423
216.102
680.503
-11.1
-0.1
2.3
0.9
5.4
5.5
6.6
0.0
-12.2
-12.7
-5.1
-10.6
-2.0
-0.3
CPI FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS (CPI-W)
229.909
0.3
-0.7
-1.4
208.584
0.6
-1.4
All items
684.828
665.708
All items (1967 = 100)
(1) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
(2) Index on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) This index series was formerly titled Gas (piped) and electricity.
(4) Index 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-Fort Worth 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-Fort Worth and for the
even-numbered months for Houston.
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