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: Utility (Piped) Gas per Therm in the West Census Region - Size Class B Series ID: APUB40072620 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 1988-12-01 Last Updated: 2019-07-29 9:32 AM CDT Notes: All piped gas. 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 0.254 1978-12-01 0.256 1979-01-01 0.262 1979-02-01 0.262 1979-03-01 0.262 1979-04-01 0.273 1979-05-01 0.309 1979-06-01 0.315 1979-07-01 0.325 1979-08-01 0.325 1979-09-01 0.324 1979-10-01 0.358 1979-11-01 0.329 1979-12-01 0.335 1980-01-01 0.350 1980-02-01 0.353 1980-03-01 0.378 1980-04-01 0.382 1980-05-01 0.464 1980-06-01 0.481 1980-07-01 0.494 1980-08-01 0.510 1980-09-01 0.492 1980-10-01 0.510 1980-11-01 0.427 1980-12-01 0.459 1981-01-01 0.437 1981-02-01 0.427 1981-03-01 0.442 1981-04-01 0.440 1981-05-01 0.517 1981-06-01 0.508 1981-07-01 0.557 1981-08-01 0.445 1981-09-01 0.562 1981-10-01 0.515 1981-11-01 0.506 1981-12-01 0.432 1982-01-01 0.449 1982-02-01 0.441 1982-03-01 0.426 1982-04-01 0.410 1982-05-01 0.580 1982-06-01 0.559 1982-07-01 0.599 1982-08-01 0.562 1982-09-01 0.588 1982-10-01 0.592 1982-11-01 0.533 1982-12-01 0.533 1983-01-01 0.554 1983-02-01 0.567 1983-03-01 0.567 1983-04-01 0.569 1983-05-01 0.639 1983-06-01 0.670 1983-07-01 0.686 1983-08-01 0.687 1983-09-01 0.666 1983-10-01 0.660 1983-11-01 0.560 1983-12-01 0.560 1984-01-01 0.545 1984-02-01 0.550 1984-03-01 0.568 1984-04-01 0.570 1984-05-01 0.668 1984-06-01 0.664 1984-07-01 0.662 1984-08-01 0.667 1984-09-01 0.655 1984-10-01 0.653 1984-11-01 0.550 1984-12-01 0.547 1985-01-01 0.534 1985-02-01 0.536 1985-03-01 0.501 1985-04-01 0.534 1985-05-01 0.668 1985-06-01 0.625 1985-07-01 0.668 1985-08-01 0.667 1985-09-01 . 1985-10-01 0.653 1985-11-01 0.509 1985-12-01 0.499 1986-01-01 0.509 1986-02-01 0.514 1986-03-01 0.509 1986-04-01 0.509 1986-05-01 0.624 1986-06-01 0.624 1986-07-01 0.624 1986-08-01 0.623 1986-09-01 0.567 1986-10-01 0.566 1986-11-01 0.448 1986-12-01 0.448 1987-01-01 0.497 1987-02-01 0.497 1987-03-01 0.497 1987-04-01 0.497 1987-05-01 0.618 1987-06-01 0.630 1987-07-01 0.630 1987-08-01 0.630 1987-09-01 0.647 1987-10-01 0.647 1987-11-01 0.543 1987-12-01 0.542 1988-01-01 0.572 1988-02-01 0.572 1988-03-01 0.491 1988-04-01 0.575 1988-05-01 0.689 1988-06-01 0.689 1988-07-01 0.702 1988-08-01 0.702 1988-09-01 0.702 1988-10-01 0.702 1988-11-01 0.649 1988-12-01 0.649