Dallas, Texas prices: $15 in 1982 $46.43 in 2024

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Prices in Dallas, 1982-2024 ($15)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas are 209.52% higher in 2024 versus 1982 (a $31.43 difference in value).

Between 1982 and 2024: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.73% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $15 in Dallas in the year 1982 would cost $46.43 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.82% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was lower.

In the year 1982: Pricing changed by 6.04%, which is significantly above the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1982-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1982 (6.13%), 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 $15.00 since 1982

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $15 beginning in 1982. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1982$15.006.04%
1983$15.553.66%
1984$16.284.70%
1985$16.893.75%
1986$17.181.75%
1987$17.612.49%
1988$18.132.91%
1989$18.672.99%
1990$19.514.52%
1991$20.424.68%
1992$20.922.42%
1993$21.442.50%
1994$22.052.83%
1995$22.622.61%
1996$23.242.74%
1997$23.661.78%
1998$23.991.42%
1999$24.672.82%
2000$25.714.20%
2001$26.613.53%
2002$26.971.36%
2003$27.542.11%
2004$27.911.33%
2005$28.813.23%
2006$29.713.12%
2007$30.161.50%
2008$31.544.58%
2009$31.33-0.66%
2010$31.510.59%
2011$32.473.03%
2012$33.152.10%
2013$33.751.81%
2014$34.151.19%
2015$33.98-0.50%
2016$34.461.40%
2017$35.332.55%
2018$36.372.94%
2019$37.142.10%
2020$37.370.62%
2021$39.255.03%
2022$42.718.83%
2023$44.965.27%
2024$46.433.26%*

* 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
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618296.987

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 1982 * 1982 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 95.950 in the year 1982 and 296.987 in 2024:

296.987 / 95.950 * $15 = $46.43

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $15 in 1982 has the same "purchasing power" as $46.43 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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