Dallas-Fort Worth groceries 17% pricier than last year. How much more are you paying?
Dallas-Fort Worth grocery prices jumped 16.8% in the last year, the largest increase since March 1974, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.
Overall prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area surged 9.2% over the last year, according to the September Consumer Price Index. Food prices (groceries and restaurants) rose 14.2%, with fruits and vegetables up by 21.9% and other groceries up by 20.8%.
Restaurant prices took less of a hit than groceries, but increased 11.1% since a year ago.
And energy prices rose 21.7%, largely because of an increase in electricity prices. Prices for everything else are up 7.2%, the largest increase since the index was published in 1983.
In the last two months, area prices rose 0.5%, with food up by 2.4%, mainly due to price increases for fruits and vegetables (up by 8.2%) and other groceries (up by 3.2%). Meanwhile, energy prices fell 9.8%, thanks to lower gas prices. All other items increased by 1.5% in August and September.
How much more are North Texans paying for groceries?
Here’s the percent increase in prices from September 2021 to September 2022:
Cereals and bakery products: 12.4%
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs: 12.5%
Dairy: 19.1%
Fruits and vegetables: 21.9%
Nonalcoholic beverages: 13.7%
Alcoholic beverages: 5.4%
This story was originally published October 13, 2022 at 4:58 PM with the headline "Dallas-Fort Worth groceries 17% pricier than last year. How much more are you paying?."
