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Title:               Average Price: Utility (Piped) Gas - 40 Therms in the West Census Region - Size Class D
Series ID:           APUD40072601
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 1986-12-01
Last Updated:        2019-07-29 9:31 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
1978-11-01  12.352
1978-12-01  12.414
1979-01-01  12.291
1979-02-01  12.341
1979-03-01  12.341
1979-04-01  12.598
1979-05-01  12.485
1979-06-01  12.485
1979-07-01  12.484
1979-08-01  13.776
1979-09-01  13.662
1979-10-01  13.953
1979-11-01  14.796
1979-12-01  15.620
1980-01-01  12.112
1980-02-01  11.988
1980-03-01  12.675
1980-04-01  13.051
1980-05-01  15.221
1980-06-01  15.221
1980-07-01  14.688
1980-08-01  14.388
1980-09-01  14.729
1980-10-01  14.483
1980-11-01  15.870
1980-12-01  13.730
1981-01-01  14.909
1981-02-01  14.710
1981-03-01  14.644
1981-04-01  14.731
1981-05-01  17.428
1981-06-01  16.225
1981-07-01  16.446
1981-08-01  17.481
1981-09-01  18.112
1981-10-01  19.003
1981-11-01  18.856
1981-12-01  16.462
1982-01-01  18.043
1982-02-01  18.321
1982-03-01  18.506
1982-04-01  18.901
1982-05-01  20.870
1982-06-01  21.076
1982-07-01  20.060
1982-08-01  20.461
1982-09-01  20.357
1982-10-01  20.788
1982-11-01  22.645
1982-12-01  20.544
1983-01-01  20.742
1983-02-01  20.890
1983-03-01  20.883
1983-04-01  21.159
1983-05-01  22.899
1983-06-01  22.923
1983-07-01  22.912
1983-08-01  22.929
1983-09-01  21.431
1983-10-01  21.288
1983-11-01  22.459
1983-12-01  19.899
1984-01-01  18.184
1984-02-01  19.091
1984-03-01  19.056
1984-04-01  21.878
1984-05-01  21.756
1984-06-01  21.856
1984-07-01  21.906
1984-08-01  21.940
1984-09-01  22.482
1984-10-01  23.907
1984-11-01  23.450
1984-12-01  21.954
1985-01-01  22.298
1985-02-01  22.295
1985-03-01  22.256
1985-04-01  23.133
1985-05-01  22.729
1985-06-01  22.627
1985-07-01  22.442
1985-08-01  22.119
1985-09-01       .
1985-10-01  22.573
1985-11-01  22.462
1985-12-01  21.289
1986-01-01  21.172
1986-02-01  21.124
1986-03-01  21.063
1986-04-01  21.244
1986-05-01  20.920
1986-06-01  20.892
1986-07-01  20.903
1986-08-01  20.677
1986-09-01  20.608
1986-10-01  20.856
1986-11-01  20.871
1986-12-01  20.566