NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Average Price: Gasoline, Leaded Regular (Cost per Gallon/3.8 Liters) in the North Central Census Region - Size Class B Series ID: APUB20074712 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Release: Average Price Data Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: U.S. Dollars Date Range: 1978-01-01 to 1989-05-01 Last Updated: 2019-07-29 9:30 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 1978-01-01 0.602 1978-02-01 0.600 1978-03-01 0.601 1978-04-01 0.604 1978-05-01 0.609 1978-06-01 0.617 1978-07-01 0.627 1978-08-01 0.636 1978-09-01 0.641 1978-10-01 0.644 1978-11-01 0.647 1978-12-01 0.657 1979-01-01 0.674 1979-02-01 0.691 1979-03-01 0.710 1979-04-01 0.752 1979-05-01 0.795 1979-06-01 0.842 1979-07-01 0.877 1979-08-01 0.920 1979-09-01 0.963 1979-10-01 0.967 1979-11-01 0.996 1979-12-01 1.010 1980-01-01 1.069 1980-02-01 1.125 1980-03-01 1.175 1980-04-01 1.183 1980-05-01 1.189 1980-06-01 1.190 1980-07-01 1.203 1980-08-01 1.198 1980-09-01 1.191 1980-10-01 1.174 1980-11-01 1.175 1980-12-01 1.182 1981-01-01 1.229 1981-02-01 1.314 1981-03-01 1.339 1981-04-01 1.331 1981-05-01 1.308 1981-06-01 1.299 1981-07-01 1.301 1981-08-01 1.292 1981-09-01 1.295 1981-10-01 1.288 1981-11-01 1.295 1981-12-01 1.285 1982-01-01 1.284 1982-02-01 1.261 1982-03-01 1.219 1982-04-01 . 1982-05-01 . 1982-06-01 1.256 1982-07-01 1.271 1982-08-01 1.257 1982-09-01 1.234 1982-10-01 1.216 1982-11-01 1.220 1982-12-01 1.193 1983-01-01 1.174 1983-02-01 1.125 1983-03-01 1.097 1983-04-01 1.173 1983-05-01 1.220 1983-06-01 1.227 1983-07-01 1.235 1983-08-01 1.226 1983-09-01 1.185 1983-10-01 1.177 1983-11-01 1.165 1983-12-01 1.154 1984-01-01 1.141 1984-02-01 1.136 1984-03-01 1.139 1984-04-01 1.153 1984-05-01 1.158 1984-06-01 1.144 1984-07-01 1.130 1984-08-01 1.112 1984-09-01 1.123 1984-10-01 1.127 1984-11-01 1.112 1984-12-01 1.101 1985-01-01 1.044 1985-02-01 1.035 1985-03-01 1.084 1985-04-01 1.134 1985-05-01 1.151 1985-06-01 1.158 1985-07-01 1.167 1985-08-01 1.146 1985-09-01 1.130 1985-10-01 1.106 1985-11-01 1.140 1985-12-01 1.149 1986-01-01 1.129 1986-02-01 1.026 1986-03-01 0.880 1986-04-01 0.768 1986-05-01 0.856 1986-06-01 0.884 1986-07-01 0.819 1986-08-01 0.768 1986-09-01 0.786 1986-10-01 0.749 1986-11-01 0.754 1986-12-01 0.784 1987-01-01 0.832 1987-02-01 0.847 1987-03-01 0.855 1987-04-01 0.893 1987-05-01 0.912 1987-06-01 0.942 1987-07-01 0.951 1987-08-01 0.991 1987-09-01 0.980 1987-10-01 0.953 1987-11-01 0.955 1987-12-01 0.917 1988-01-01 0.837 1988-02-01 0.833 1988-03-01 0.841 1988-04-01 0.877 1988-05-01 0.940 1988-06-01 0.900 1988-07-01 0.902 1988-08-01 0.974 1988-09-01 0.934 1988-10-01 0.874 1988-11-01 0.908 1988-12-01 0.873 1989-01-01 0.862 1989-02-01 0.869 1989-03-01 0.891 1989-04-01 1.082 1989-05-01 1.113