Dallas, Texas prices: $24 in 1992 $54.41 in 2025

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Prices in Dallas, 1992-2025 ($24)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas are 126.73% higher in 2025 versus 1992 (a $30.41 difference in value).

Between 1992 and 2025: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.51% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $24 in Dallas in the year 1992 would cost $54.41 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.54% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was lower.

In the year 1992: Pricing changed by 2.42%, which is below the average yearly change in Dallas during the 1992-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1992 (3.03%), 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 $24.00 since 1992

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $24 beginning in 1992. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1992$24.002.42%
1993$24.602.50%
1994$25.302.83%
1995$25.952.61%
1996$26.662.74%
1997$27.141.78%
1998$27.521.42%
1999$28.302.82%
2000$29.494.20%
2001$30.533.53%
2002$30.951.36%
2003$31.602.11%
2004$32.021.33%
2005$33.053.23%
2006$34.093.12%
2007$34.601.50%
2008$36.184.58%
2009$35.94-0.66%
2010$36.150.59%
2011$37.253.03%
2012$38.032.10%
2013$38.721.81%
2014$39.181.19%
2015$38.98-0.50%
2016$39.531.40%
2017$40.542.55%
2018$41.732.94%
2019$42.612.10%
2020$42.870.62%
2021$45.035.03%
2022$49.008.83%
2023$51.585.27%
2024$53.623.95%
2025$54.411.48%*

* 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:

Year196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618298.987303.400

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1992 * 1992 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 133.817 in the year 1992 and 303.400 in 2025:

303.400 / 133.817 * $24 = $54.41

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $24 in 1992 has the same "purchasing power" as $54.41 in 2025 (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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