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Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area – January 2022
Area prices rise 1.6 percent in December and January, up 7.8 percent over the year
Prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.6 percent for the two months ending in January 2022, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Michael Hirniak noted that a 1.5-percent increase in
the index for all items less food and energy was the leading factor in the rise, but higher prices for food also
contributed. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect
seasonal influences.)
Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U rose 7.8 percent. (See chart 1.) The index for all items less food and
energy rose 6.3 percent over the year, while energy prices jumped 31.8 percent. Food prices rose 6.0 percent
annually, the largest rise since September 2008. (See table 1.)
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Food
Food prices advanced 2.8 percent for the two months ending in January. The index for food at home increased
3.4 percent, mainly due to price increases for fruits and vegetables. The index for food away from home
(restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) advanced 2.2 percent for the same period.
Over the year, food prices rose 6.0 percent. The index for food at home jumped 10.5 percent, mainly due to an
increase in prices for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The index for food away from home increased 1.4 percent
over the same period.
Energy
The energy index advanced 0.7 percent for the two months ending in January, mainly due to higher prices for
electricity (+5.5 percent). Partially offsetting this increase, declines in prices for both gasoline (-2.3 percent)
and natural gas service (-3.7 percent) occurred