I use the CPI-U numbers. Note: The Houston CPI-U is only calculated every two months. %CHANGE refers to the percent change over the preceding 12 months. Thus the figure given for December can be considered the inflation rate for that year.
The current "base year" is 1982 to 1984. Thus 1982-84=100. (Please be aware that the base year in this chart for the earliest four years, 1983 through 1987, was 1967. For those years only 1967=100.)
2005: The base year is 1982 to 1984. Thus, 1982-84=100. DATE MON. YEAR NAT'L %CHANGE HOUSTON %CHANGE 2/23/2005 Jan. 2005 190.7 +3.0% ----- ----- 3/23/2005 Feb. 2005 191.8 +3.0% 174.6 +3.6% 4/20/2005 Mar. 2005 193.3 +3.1% ----- ----- 5/18/2005 Apr. 2005 194.6 +3.5% 175.0 +3.1% 6/15/2005 May 2005 194.4 +2.8% ----- ----- 7/14/2005 Jun. 2005 194.5 +2.5% 174.2 +2.9% 8/16/2005 Jul. 2005 195.4 +3.2% ----- ----- 9/15/2005 Aug. 2005 196.4 +3.6% 175.5 +3.8% 10/14/2005 Sep. 2005 198.8 +4.7% ----- ----- 11/16/2005 Oct. 2005 199.2 +4.3% 179.2 +4.3% 12/15/2005 Nov. 2005 197.6 +3.5% ----- ----- 1/18/2006 Dec. 2005 196.8 +3.4% 177.2 +4.2% 2004: The base year is 1982 to 1984. Thus, 1982-84=100. DATE MON. YEAR NAT'L %CHANGE HOUSTON %CHANGE 2/20/2004 Jan. 2004 185.2 +1.9% ------ ----- 3/17/2004 Feb. 2004 186.2 +1.7% 168.5 +2.7% 4/14/2004 Mar. 2004 187.4 +1.7% ----- ----- 5/14/2004 Apr. 2004 188.0 +2.3% 169.7 +4.4% 6/15/2004 May 2004 189.1 +3.1% ----- ----- 7/16/2004 Jun. 2004 189.7 +3.3% 169.3 +4.2% 8/17/2004 Jul. 2004 189.4 +3.0% ----- ----- 9/16/2004 Aug. 2004 189.5 +2.7% 169.1 +3.0% 10/19/2004 Sep. 2004 189.9 +2.5% ----- ----- 11/17/2004 Oct. 2004 190.0 +3.2% 171.8 +3.4% 12/17/2004 Nov. 2004 191.0 +3.5% ----- ----- 2003: The base year is 1982 to 1984. Thus, 1982-84=100. DATE MON. YEAR NAT'L %CHANGE HOUSTON %CHANGE 2/21/2003 Jan. 2003 181.7 +2.6% ------ ----- 3/21/2003 Feb. 2003 183.1 +3.0% 164.0 +4.7% 4/16/2003 Mar. 2003 184.2 +3.0% ------ ----- 5/16/2003 Apr. 2003 183.8 +2.2% 162.5 +2.3% 6/17/2003 May 2003 183.5 +2.1% ------ ----- 7/16/2003 Jun. 2003 183.7 +2.1% 162.5 +2.7% 8/15/2003 Jul. 2003 183.9 +2.1% ------ ----- 9/16/2003 Aug. 2003 184.6 +2.2% 164.1 +2.5% 10/16/2003 Sep. 2003 185.2 +2.3% ------ ----- 11/18/2003 Oct. 2003 185.0 +2.0% 166.1 +2.2% 12/16/2003 Nov. 2003 184.5 +1.8% ------ ----- 1/15/2004 Dec. 2003 184.3 +1.9% 164.1 +2.7% 2002: The base year is 1982 to 1984. Thus, 1982-84=100. DATE MON. YEAR NAT'L %CHANGE HOUSTON %CHANGE 2/21/2002 Jan. 2002 177.1 +1.1% ------ ----- 3/21/2002 Feb. 2002 177.8 +1.1% 156.6 -1.3% 4/19/2002 Mar. 2002 178.8 +1.5% ------ ----- 5/15/2002 Apr. 2002 179.8 +1.6% 158.8 -0.4% 6/15/2002 May 2002 179.8 ------ ----- 7/15/2002 Jun. 2002 179.9 +1.1% 158.3 -0.8% 8/15/2002 Jul. 2002 180.1 +1.5% ------ ----- 9/17/2002 Aug. 2002 180.7 +1.8% 160.1 +0.9% 10/18/2002 Sep. 2002 181.0 +1.5% ------ ---- 11/19/2002 Oct. 2002 181.3 +2.0% 162.6 +2.0% 12/19/2002 Nov. 2002 181.3 +2.2% ------ ---- 1/16/2003 Dec. 2002 180.9 +2.4% 159.8 +1.7% 2001: The base year is 1982 to 1984. Thus, 1982-84=100. DATE MON. YEAR NAT'L %CHANGE HOUSTON %CHANGE 2/21/2001 Jan. 2001 175.1 +3.7% ----- ---- 3/21/2001 Feb. 2001 175.8 +3.5% 158.6 +4.5% 4/17/2001 Mar. 2001 176.2 +2.9% ----- ---- 5/16/2001 Apr. 2001 176.9 +3.3% 159.5 +4.4% 6/15/2001 May 2001 177.7 +3.6% ----- ----- 7/15/2001 Jun. 2001 178.0 159.6 8/15/2001 Jul. 2001 177.5 +2.7% ----- ---- 9/18/2001 Aug. 2001 177.5 +2.7% 158.6 +2.7% 10/19/2001 Sep. 2001 178.3 +2.6% ----- ----- 11/16/2001 Oct. 2001 177.7 +2.1% 159.4 +1.5% 12/16/2001 Nov. 2001 177.4 +1.9% ----- ----- 1/16/2002 Dec. 2001 176.7 +1.6% 157.1 +0.6% 2000: The base year is 1982 to 1984. Thus, 1982-84=100. DATE MON. YEAR NAT'L %CHANGE HOUSTON %CHANGE 2/18/2000 Jan. 2000 168.7 +2.7% ----- ------- 3/17/2000 Feb. 2000 169.7 +3.2% 152.1 +3.8% 4/14/2000 Mar. 2000 171.1 +3.7% ----- ------- 5/16/2000 Apr. 2000 171.2 +3.7% 152.7 +3.0% 6/14/2000 May 2000 171.3 +3.1% ----- ------ 7/18/2000 June 2000 172.3 +3.7% 154.0 +3.8% 8/16/2000 July 2000 172.6 +3.5% ----- ------ 9/15/2000 Aug. 2000 172.7 +3.4% 154.3 +3.6% 10/18/2000 Sep. 2000 173.7 +3.5% ----- ------- 11/16/2000 Oct. 2000 174.0 +3.4% 157.1 +3.9% 12/15/2000 Nov. 2000 174.1 +3.4% ----- ------- 1/17/2001 Dec. 2000 174.0 +3.4% 156.2 +3.9%