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: Regional Price Parities: Goods for Ames, IA (MSA) Series ID: RPPGOOD11180 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Release: Real Personal Income for States and Metropolitan Areas Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Index Date Range: 2008-01-01 to 2022-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-12-14 11:57 AM CST Notes: Regional price parities (RPPs) are regional price levels expressed as a percentage of the overall national price level for a given year. The price levels are determined by the average prices paid by consumers for the mix of goods and services consumed in each region. Taking the ratio of RPPs shows the difference in price levels across regions. Goods refer to durable and nondurable consumption goods used in the estimation of the RPPs. Goods categories include apparel, education, food, housing, medical, recreation, transportation, and other goods. For more information about this release go to http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/rpp/rpp_newsrelease.htm or http://www.bea.gov/regional/methods.cfm. DATE VALUE 2008-01-01 76.969 2009-01-01 85.266 2010-01-01 94.331 2011-01-01 94.753 2012-01-01 95.420 2013-01-01 94.654 2014-01-01 95.224 2015-01-01 95.655 2016-01-01 94.267 2017-01-01 93.781 2018-01-01 95.816 2019-01-01 97.252 2020-01-01 95.581 2021-01-01 94.182 2022-01-01 93.337