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Title:               Average Price: Fuel Oil #2 per Gallon (3.785 Liters) in the West Census Region - Size Class B
Series ID:           APUB40072511
Source:              U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release:             Average Price Data
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               U.S. Dollars
Date Range:          1978-11-01 to 1988-02-01
Last Updated:        2019-07-29 9:32 AM CDT
Notes:               All fuel oil #2.
                     
                     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
1978-11-01  0.487
1978-12-01  0.497
1979-01-01  0.509
1979-02-01  0.538
1979-03-01  0.565
1979-04-01  0.581
1979-05-01  0.623
1979-06-01  0.689
1979-07-01  0.737
1979-08-01  0.795
1979-09-01  0.856
1979-10-01  0.854
1979-11-01  0.855
1979-12-01  0.861
1980-01-01  0.921
1980-02-01  1.009
1980-03-01  1.031
1980-04-01  1.031
1980-05-01  1.033
1980-06-01  1.033
1980-07-01  1.029
1980-08-01  1.013
1980-09-01  1.013
1980-10-01  1.004
1980-11-01  1.007
1980-12-01  1.045
1981-01-01  1.065
1981-02-01  1.100
1981-03-01  1.146
1981-04-01  1.153
1981-05-01  1.155
1981-06-01  1.170
1981-07-01  1.169
1981-08-01  1.168
1981-09-01  1.168
1981-10-01  1.162
1981-11-01  1.168
1981-12-01  1.174
1982-01-01  1.179
1982-02-01  1.176
1982-03-01  1.173
1982-04-01  1.136
1982-05-01  1.136
1982-06-01  1.138
1982-07-01  1.138
1982-08-01  1.138
1982-09-01  1.138
1982-10-01  1.142
1982-11-01  1.176
1982-12-01  1.185
1983-01-01  1.175
1983-02-01  1.141
1983-03-01  1.035
1983-04-01  0.992
1983-05-01  0.996
1983-06-01  0.997
1983-07-01  0.997
1983-08-01  0.997
1983-09-01  0.998
1983-10-01  1.022
1983-11-01  1.038
1983-12-01  1.043
1984-01-01  1.037
1984-02-01  1.037
1984-03-01  1.066
1984-04-01  1.029
1984-05-01  1.030
1984-06-01  1.021
1984-07-01  1.021
1984-08-01  1.016
1984-09-01  0.998
1984-10-01  0.993
1984-11-01  0.994
1984-12-01  1.005
1985-01-01  1.006
1985-02-01  1.004
1985-03-01  1.001
1985-04-01  0.991
1985-05-01  1.004
1985-06-01  1.004
1985-07-01  1.001
1985-08-01  1.003
1985-09-01      .
1985-10-01  0.995
1985-11-01  1.025
1985-12-01  1.040
1986-01-01  1.060
1986-02-01  0.919
1986-03-01  0.688
1986-04-01  0.667
1986-05-01  0.682
1986-06-01  0.692
1986-07-01  0.607
1986-08-01  0.571
1986-09-01  0.666
1986-10-01  0.653
1986-11-01  0.650
1986-12-01  0.654
1987-01-01      .
1987-02-01      .
1987-03-01      .
1987-04-01      .
1987-05-01      .
1987-06-01      .
1987-07-01      .
1987-08-01      .
1987-09-01      .
1987-10-01      .
1987-11-01      .
1987-12-01      .
1988-01-01  0.739
1988-02-01  0.719