Dallas, Texas prices: $350 in 2012 $502.32 in 2025

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Prices in Dallas, 2012-2025 ($350)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas are 43.52% higher in 2025 versus 2012 (a $152.32 difference in value).

Between 2012 and 2025: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.82% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $350 in Dallas in the year 2012 would cost $502.32 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.53% during this same period, inflation in Dallas was higher.

In the year 2012: Pricing changed by 2.10%, which is below the average yearly change in Dallas during the 2012-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2012 (2.07%), inflation in Dallas was higher.

Price Inflation in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas since 1963

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

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Buying power of $350.00 since 2012

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $350 beginning in 2012. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2012$350.002.10%
2013$356.351.81%
2014$360.581.19%
2015$358.78-0.50%
2016$363.811.40%
2017$373.082.55%
2018$384.062.94%
2019$392.122.10%
2020$394.560.62%
2021$414.425.03%
2022$450.998.83%
2023$474.755.27%
2024$493.513.95%
2025$502.321.78%*

* 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
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618298.987304.320

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 2012 * 2012 USD value = 2025 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas was 212.041 in the year 2012 and 304.320 in 2025:

304.320 / 212.041 * $350 = $502.32

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $350 in 2012 has the same "purchasing power" as $502.32 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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