The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
Consumer Price Index
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
All Items
1982-84=100
Percent Change:
YEAR
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
AVG Dec-Dec Avg-Avg
1994
137.0
136.8
137.4
139.2
139.3
137.8
137.9
1.0%
3.4%
1995
139.3
138.0
139.9
140.1
141.6
140.9
139.8
2.2%
1.4%
1996
141.5
143.1
142.8
142.8
143.2
143.6
142.7
1.9%
2.1%
1997
144.5
145.2
144.8
145.4
147.3
145.6
145.4
1.4%
1.9%
1998
146.1
146.3
146.4
147.4
148.5
146.1
146.8
0.3%
1.0%
1999
146.6
148.3
148.3
148.9
151.2
150.3
148.7
2.9%
1.3%
2000
152.1
152.8
154.1
154.4
157.1
156.2
154.2
3.9%
3.7%
2001
158.6
159.5
159.6
158.6
159.4
157.1
158.8
0.6%
3.0%
2002
156.6
158.8
158.3
160.1
162.6
159.8
159.2
1.7%
0.3%
2003
164.0
162.5
162.5
164.1
166.1
164.1
163.7
2.7%
2.8%
2004
168.5
169.7
169.3
169.1
171.8
170.0
169.5
3.6%
3.5%
2005
174.6
175.0
174.2
175.5
179.2
177.2
175.6
4.2%
3.6%
2006
178.6
181.2
182.4
182.5
180.4
179.2
180.6
1.1%
2.8%
2007
181.217
184.140
184.529
183.740
184.922
186.246 183.838
3.9%
1.8%
2008
187.585
188.795
193.567
192.723
191.140
185.930 189.967
-0.2%
3.3%
2009
187.972
189.701
192.325
191.687
191.608
190.932 190.495
2.7%
0.3%
2010
192.412
194.037
194.734
195.165
195.094
194.479 194.172
1.9%
1.9%
2011
197.224
201.624
201.309
202.445
201.398
200.477 200.495
3.1%
3.3%
2012
204.291
206.088
204.829
203.959
204.139
202.477 204.213
1.0%
1.9%
2013
205.716
207.506
207.882
208.575
207.788
209.814 207.