Dallas, Texas prices: $100 in 1999 $147.45 in 2018

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Prices in Dallas, 1999-2018 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas were 47.45% higher in 2018 versus 1999 (a $47.45 difference in value).

Between 1999 and 2018: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.06% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $100 in Dallas in the year 1999 would cost $147.45 in 2018 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.18% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was lower.

In the year 1999: Pricing changed by 2.82%, which is above the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1999-2018 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation in Dallas was higher.

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 $100.00 since 1999

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $100 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1999$100.002.82%
2000$104.204.20%
2001$107.883.53%
2002$109.351.36%
2003$111.652.11%
2004$113.141.33%
2005$116.793.23%
2006$120.443.12%
2007$122.251.50%
2008$127.844.58%
2009$127.00-0.66%
2010$127.740.59%
2011$131.613.03%
2012$134.372.10%
2013$136.811.81%
2014$138.441.19%
2015$137.74-0.50%
2016$139.681.40%
2017$143.242.55%
2018$147.452.94%
2019$150.552.10%
2020$151.480.62%
2021$159.105.03%
2022$173.158.83%
2023$182.275.27%
2024$187.662.96%*

* 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 1999 * 1999 USD value = 2018 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 157.800 in the year 1999 and 232.676 in 2018:

232.676 / 157.800 * $100 = $147.45

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1999 has the same "purchasing power" as $147.45 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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