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Title:               Average Price: Margarine, Vegetable Oil Blends, Soft, Tubs (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in the West Census Region - Urban
Series ID:           APU0400716113
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 1982-08-01
Last Updated:        2019-07-29 9:33 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  0.845
1980-02-01  0.827
1980-03-01  0.817
1980-04-01  0.818
1980-05-01  0.834
1980-06-01  0.833
1980-07-01  0.850
1980-08-01  0.845
1980-09-01  0.859
1980-10-01  0.850
1980-11-01  0.865
1980-12-01  0.844
1981-01-01  0.882
1981-02-01  0.877
1981-03-01  0.890
1981-04-01  0.883
1981-05-01  0.885
1981-06-01  0.889
1981-07-01  0.886
1981-08-01  0.878
1981-09-01  0.893
1981-10-01  0.873
1981-11-01      .
1981-12-01  0.878
1982-01-01      .
1982-02-01      .
1982-03-01      .
1982-04-01      .
1982-05-01      .
1982-06-01      .
1982-07-01  0.945
1982-08-01  0.951