Dallas, Texas prices: $20 in 2006 $31.16 in 2024

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Prices in Dallas, 2006-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas are 55.81% higher in 2024 versus 2006 (a $11.16 difference in value).

Between 2006 and 2024: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.49% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $20 in Dallas in the year 2006 would cost $31.16 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.41% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was higher.

In the year 2006: Pricing changed by 3.12%, which is above the average yearly change in Dallas during the 2006-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2006 (3.23%), 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 $20.00 since 2006

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $20 beginning in 2006. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2006$20.003.12%
2007$20.301.50%
2008$21.234.58%
2009$21.09-0.66%
2010$21.210.59%
2011$21.863.03%
2012$22.312.10%
2013$22.721.81%
2014$22.991.19%
2015$22.87-0.50%
2016$23.191.40%
2017$23.792.55%
2018$24.492.94%
2019$25.002.10%
2020$25.150.62%
2021$26.425.03%
2022$28.758.83%
2023$30.275.27%
2024$31.162.96%*

* 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 2024 / CPI in 2006 * 2006 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 190.050 in the year 2006 and 296.121 in 2024:

296.121 / 190.050 * $20 = $31.16

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2006 has the same "purchasing power" as $31.16 in 2024 (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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