Dallas, Texas prices: $500 in 1990 $932.13 in 2018

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Prices in Dallas, 1990-2018 ($500)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas were 86.43% higher in 2018 versus 1990 (a $432.13 difference in value).

Between 1990 and 2018: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.25% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $500 in Dallas in the year 1990 would cost $932.13 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.36% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was lower.

In the year 1990: Pricing changed by 4.52%, which is above the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1990-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1990 (5.40%), inflation in Dallas was lower.

Price Inflation in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas since 1963

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (16.95%), 1979 (12.42%), and 1981 (11.74%).

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Buying power of $500.00 since 1990

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $500 beginning in 1990. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1990$500.004.52%
1991$523.404.68%
1992$536.092.42%
1993$549.512.50%
1994$565.032.83%
1995$579.762.61%
1996$595.612.74%
1997$606.231.78%
1998$614.811.42%
1999$632.172.82%
2000$658.744.20%
2001$681.983.53%
2002$691.261.36%
2003$705.822.11%
2004$715.231.33%
2005$738.333.23%
2006$761.373.12%
2007$772.801.50%
2008$808.164.58%
2009$802.83-0.66%
2010$807.550.59%
2011$832.013.03%
2012$849.472.10%
2013$864.881.81%
2014$875.151.19%
2015$870.77-0.50%
2016$882.991.40%
2017$905.492.55%
2018$932.132.94%
2019$951.712.10%
2020$957.610.62%
2021$1,005.815.03%
2022$1,094.578.83%
2023$1,152.245.27%
2024$1,186.302.96%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas:

Year19631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618296.121

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2018 / CPI in 1990 * 1990 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 124.808 in the year 1990 and 232.676 in 2018:

232.676 / 124.808 * $500 = $932.13

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $500 in 1990 has the same "purchasing power" as $932.13 in 2018 (in the CPI category of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas in 1963. In addition to Dallas, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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