Dallas, Texas prices: $1 in 1982 $3.17 in 2025

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Prices in Dallas, 1982-2025 ($1)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas are 216.71% higher in 2025 versus 1982 (a $2.17 difference in value).

Between 1982 and 2025: Dallas experienced an average inflation rate of 2.72% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, $1 in Dallas in the year 1982 would cost $3.17 in 2025 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 1982-2025 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 $1.00 since 1982

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power in Dallas, over time, for $1 beginning in 1982. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1982$1.006.04%
1983$1.043.66%
1984$1.094.70%
1985$1.133.75%
1986$1.151.75%
1987$1.172.49%
1988$1.212.91%
1989$1.242.99%
1990$1.304.52%
1991$1.364.68%
1992$1.392.42%
1993$1.432.50%
1994$1.472.83%
1995$1.512.61%
1996$1.552.74%
1997$1.581.78%
1998$1.601.42%
1999$1.642.82%
2000$1.714.20%
2001$1.773.53%
2002$1.801.36%
2003$1.842.11%
2004$1.861.33%
2005$1.923.23%
2006$1.983.12%
2007$2.011.50%
2008$2.104.58%
2009$2.09-0.66%
2010$2.100.59%
2011$2.163.03%
2012$2.212.10%
2013$2.251.81%
2014$2.281.19%
2015$2.27-0.50%
2016$2.301.40%
2017$2.362.55%
2018$2.422.94%
2019$2.482.10%
2020$2.490.62%
2021$2.625.03%
2022$2.858.83%
2023$3.005.27%
2024$3.123.95%
2025$3.171.64%*

* 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
CPI29.50029.53329.85030.88331.83333.15035.24237.43338.58339.70841.76745.90850.15053.20857.12561.59269.24280.97590.48395.95099.458104.133108.033109.925112.667115.942119.408124.808130.650133.817137.167141.042144.717148.675151.325153.467157.800164.433170.233172.550176.183178.533184.300190.050192.904201.730200.399201.579207.683212.041215.888218.451217.359220.408226.025232.676237.561239.035251.066273.224287.618298.987303.886

Adjust Dallas prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2025 / CPI in 1982 * 1982 USD value = 2025 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 303.886 in 2025:

303.886 / 95.950 * $1 = $3.17

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1982 has the same "purchasing power" as $3.17 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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