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 Lake Charles, LA (MSA) Series ID: RPPGOOD29340 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 12:00 PM 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 96.981 2009-01-01 94.772 2010-01-01 96.824 2011-01-01 96.678 2012-01-01 96.830 2013-01-01 97.016 2014-01-01 97.619 2015-01-01 96.512 2016-01-01 96.992 2017-01-01 96.887 2018-01-01 93.542 2019-01-01 95.052 2020-01-01 94.559 2021-01-01 95.153 2022-01-01 93.857