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Title:               Average Price: Milk, Fresh, Skim (Cost per One-Half Gallon/1.9 Liters) in the West Census Region - Urban
Series ID:           APU0400709211
Source:              U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release:             Average Price Data
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               U.S. Dollars
Date Range:          1980-01-01 to 1984-07-01
Last Updated:        2019-07-29 9:34 AM CDT
Notes:               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
1980-01-01  0.777
1980-02-01  0.784
1980-03-01  0.787
1980-04-01  0.795
1980-05-01  0.797
1980-06-01  0.815
1980-07-01  0.821
1980-08-01  0.829
1980-09-01  0.832
1980-10-01  0.844
1980-11-01  0.850
1980-12-01  0.856
1981-01-01  0.858
1981-02-01  0.858
1981-03-01  0.857
1981-04-01  0.879
1981-05-01  0.877
1981-06-01  0.882
1981-07-01  0.883
1981-08-01  0.878
1981-09-01  0.876
1981-10-01  0.878
1981-11-01  0.877
1981-12-01  0.877
1982-01-01  0.875
1982-02-01  0.874
1982-03-01  0.868
1982-04-01  0.879
1982-05-01  0.860
1982-06-01  0.864
1982-07-01  0.871
1982-08-01  0.871
1982-09-01  0.861
1982-10-01  0.878
1982-11-01  0.886
1982-12-01  0.889
1983-01-01  0.883
1983-02-01  0.888
1983-03-01  0.895
1983-04-01  0.897
1983-05-01  0.893
1983-06-01  0.896
1983-07-01  0.896
1983-08-01  0.898
1983-09-01  0.901
1983-10-01  0.904
1983-11-01  0.912
1983-12-01  0.911
1984-01-01  0.915
1984-02-01  0.916
1984-03-01  0.937
1984-04-01  0.938
1984-05-01  0.921
1984-06-01  0.916
1984-07-01  0.926