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Title:               Average Price: Milk, Fresh, Low Fat (Cost per Gallon/3.8 Liters) in U.S. City Average
Series ID:           APU0000709213
Source:              U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release:             Average Price Data
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               U.S. Dollars
Date Range:          1995-07-01 to 2002-10-01
Last Updated:        2019-07-29 9:35 AM CDT
Notes:               Fresh, low fat or light milk, sold per gallon, regardless of
                     packaging. Includes organic and non-organic milk. Discontinued series,
                     last published October 2002.
                     
                     Average consumer prices are calculated for household fuel, motor fuel,
                     and food items from prices collected for the Consumer Price Index
                     (CPI). Average prices are best used to measure the price level in a
                     particular month, not to measure price change over time. It is more
                     appropriate to use CPI index values for the particular item categories
                     to measure price change.
                     
                     Prices, except for electricity, are collected monthly by BLS
                     representatives in the 75 urban areas priced for the CPI. Electricity
                     prices are collected for the BLS for the same 75 areas on a monthly
                     basis by the Department of Energy using mail questionnaires. All fuel
                     prices include applicable Federal, State, and local taxes; prices for
                     natural gas and electricity also include fuel and purchased gas
                     adjustments.
                     
                     For more information, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics
                     (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/average-prices.htm).

DATE        VALUE
1995-07-01  2.280
1995-08-01  2.291
1995-09-01  2.271
1995-10-01  2.292
1995-11-01  2.269
1995-12-01  2.310
1996-01-01  2.324
1996-02-01  2.314
1996-03-01  2.335
1996-04-01  2.321
1996-05-01  2.317
1996-06-01  2.390
1996-07-01  2.435
1996-08-01  2.460
1996-09-01  2.474
1996-10-01  2.494
1996-11-01  2.494
1996-12-01  2.526
1997-01-01  2.517
1997-02-01  2.481
1997-03-01  2.437
1997-04-01  2.372
1997-05-01  2.377
1997-06-01  2.364
1997-07-01  2.362
1997-08-01  2.329
1997-09-01  2.307
1997-10-01  2.391
1997-11-01  2.427
1997-12-01  2.409
1998-01-01  2.577
1998-02-01  2.589
1998-03-01  2.589
1998-04-01  2.589
1998-05-01  2.591
1998-06-01  2.552
1998-07-01  2.540
1998-08-01  2.569
1998-09-01  2.622
1998-10-01  2.658
1998-11-01  2.651
1998-12-01  2.758
1999-01-01  2.852
1999-02-01  2.901
1999-03-01  2.881
1999-04-01  2.686
1999-05-01  2.651
1999-06-01  2.640
1999-07-01  2.628
1999-08-01  2.624
1999-09-01  2.725
1999-10-01  2.892
1999-11-01  2.942
1999-12-01  2.833
2000-01-01  2.717
2000-02-01  2.693
2000-03-01  2.681
2000-04-01  2.711
2000-05-01  2.714
2000-06-01  2.637
2000-07-01  2.666
2000-08-01  2.696
2000-09-01  2.697
2000-10-01  2.720
2000-11-01  2.633
2000-12-01  2.662
2001-01-01  2.705
2001-02-01  2.672
2001-03-01  2.677
2001-04-01  2.652
2001-05-01  2.564
2001-06-01  2.674
2001-07-01  2.697
2001-08-01  2.691
2001-09-01  2.653
2001-10-01  2.675
2001-11-01  2.649
2001-12-01  2.646
2002-01-01  2.581
2002-02-01  2.571
2002-03-01  2.585
2002-04-01  2.590
2002-05-01  2.616
2002-06-01      .
2002-07-01      .
2002-08-01      .
2002-09-01      .
2002-10-01  2.496