Table Data - Average Price: Shortening, Vegetable Oil Blends (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in the South Census Region - Urban

Title Average Price: Shortening, Vegetable Oil Blends (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in the South Census Region - Urban
Series ID APU0300716121
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Average Price Data
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units U.S. Dollars
Date Range 1980-01-01 to 2005-09-01
Last Updated 2019-07-29 9:31 AM CDT
Notes Shortening made from a blend of vegetable oils, regardless of packaging size or type. Discontinued series, last published April 2005.

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.

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DATE VALUE
1980-01-01 0.743
1980-02-01 0.759
1980-03-01 0.753
1980-04-01 0.752
1980-05-01 0.761
1980-06-01 0.748
1980-07-01 0.739
1980-08-01 0.754
1980-09-01 0.765
1980-10-01 0.764
1980-11-01 0.761
1980-12-01 0.768
1981-01-01 0.765
1981-02-01 0.768
1981-03-01 0.759
1981-04-01 0.759
1981-05-01 0.751
1981-06-01 0.744
1981-07-01 0.723
1981-08-01 0.736
1981-09-01 0.747
1981-10-01 0.758
1981-11-01 0.743
1981-12-01 0.744
1982-01-01 0.756
1982-02-01 0.744
1982-03-01 0.731
1982-04-01 0.732
1982-05-01 0.750
1982-06-01 0.740
1982-07-01 0.726
1982-08-01 0.736
1982-09-01 0.750
1982-10-01 0.757
1982-11-01 0.746
1982-12-01 0.749
1983-01-01 0.748
1983-02-01 0.735
1983-03-01 0.749
1983-04-01 0.744
1983-05-01 0.757
1983-06-01 0.742
1983-07-01 0.744
1983-08-01 0.744
1983-09-01 0.827
1983-10-01 0.816
1983-11-01 0.839
1983-12-01 0.831
1984-01-01 0.870
1984-02-01 0.865
1984-03-01 0.872
1984-04-01 0.862
1984-05-01 0.873
1984-06-01 0.886
1984-07-01 0.908
1984-08-01 0.923
1984-09-01 0.917
1984-10-01 0.907
1984-11-01 0.881
1984-12-01 0.869
1985-01-01 0.878
1985-02-01 0.871
1985-03-01 0.857
1985-04-01 0.850
1985-05-01 0.851
1985-06-01 0.855
1985-07-01 0.863
1985-08-01 0.862
1985-09-01 0.854
1985-10-01 0.859
1985-11-01 0.869
1985-12-01 0.881
1986-01-01 0.884
1986-02-01 0.871
1986-03-01 0.868
1986-04-01 0.876
1986-05-01 0.873
1986-06-01 0.862
1986-07-01 0.859
1986-08-01 0.859
1986-09-01 0.814
1986-10-01 0.795
1986-11-01 0.785
1986-12-01 0.783
1987-01-01 0.760
1987-02-01 0.749
1987-03-01 0.762
1987-04-01 0.757
1987-05-01 0.760
1987-06-01 0.748
1987-07-01 0.753
1987-08-01 0.742
1987-09-01 0.724
1987-10-01 0.728
1987-11-01 0.734
1987-12-01 0.720
1988-01-01 0.749
1988-02-01 0.765
1988-03-01 0.759
1988-04-01 0.779
1988-05-01 0.774
1988-06-01 0.786
1988-07-01 0.817
1988-08-01 0.872
1988-09-01 0.898
1988-10-01 0.924
1988-11-01 0.923
1988-12-01 0.943
1989-01-01 0.951
1989-02-01 0.933
1989-03-01 0.933
1989-04-01 0.941
1989-05-01 0.944
1989-06-01 0.928
1989-07-01 0.924
1989-08-01 0.933
1989-09-01 0.934
1989-10-01 0.935
1989-11-01 0.904
1989-12-01 0.924
1990-01-01 0.924
1990-02-01 0.927
1990-03-01 0.905
1990-04-01 0.891
1990-05-01 0.885
1990-06-01 0.892
1990-07-01 0.896
1990-08-01 0.899
1990-09-01 0.889
1990-10-01 0.916
1990-11-01 0.889
1990-12-01 0.882
1991-01-01 0.882
1991-02-01 0.847
1991-03-01 0.844
1991-04-01 0.817
1991-05-01 0.788
1991-06-01 0.799
1991-07-01 0.797
1991-08-01 0.774
1991-09-01 0.757
1991-10-01 0.748
1991-11-01 0.737
1991-12-01 0.738
1992-01-01 0.752
1992-02-01 0.745
1992-03-01 0.726
1992-04-01 0.731
1992-05-01 0.730
1992-06-01 0.740
1992-07-01 0.710
1992-08-01 0.703
1992-09-01 0.685
1992-10-01 0.708
1992-11-01 0.689
1992-12-01 0.683
1993-01-01 0.681
1993-02-01 0.680
1993-03-01 0.683
1993-04-01 0.694
1993-05-01 0.697
1993-06-01 0.683
1993-07-01 0.684
1993-08-01 0.689
1993-09-01 0.700
1993-10-01 0.704
1993-11-01 0.707
1993-12-01 0.718
1994-01-01 0.737
1994-02-01 0.763
1994-03-01 0.780
1994-04-01 0.807
1994-05-01 0.803
1994-06-01 0.803
1994-07-01 0.801
1994-08-01 0.784
1994-09-01 0.784
1994-10-01 0.787
1994-11-01 0.766
1994-12-01 0.753
1995-01-01 0.784
1995-02-01 0.786
1995-03-01 0.792
1995-04-01 0.797
1995-05-01 0.816
1995-06-01 0.821
1995-07-01 0.827
1995-08-01 0.830
1995-09-01 0.824
1995-10-01 0.818
1995-11-01 0.829
1995-12-01 0.816
1996-01-01 0.823
1996-02-01 0.815
1996-03-01 0.797
1996-04-01 0.804
1996-05-01 0.810
1996-06-01 0.818
1996-07-01 0.827
1996-08-01 0.813
1996-09-01 0.846
1996-10-01 0.841
1996-11-01 0.826
1996-12-01 0.823
1997-01-01 0.830
1997-02-01 0.836
1997-03-01 0.826
1997-04-01 0.836
1997-05-01 0.833
1997-06-01 0.837
1997-07-01 0.827
1997-08-01 0.851
1997-09-01 0.850
1997-10-01 0.835
1997-11-01 0.853
1997-12-01 0.855
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2000-12-01 0.896
2001-01-01 0.923
2001-02-01 0.919
2001-03-01 0.921
2001-04-01 0.917
2001-05-01 0.939
2001-06-01 0.939
2001-07-01 0.929
2001-08-01 0.926
2001-09-01 0.925
2001-10-01 0.927
2001-11-01 0.928
2001-12-01 0.860
2002-01-01 0.920
2002-02-01 0.923
2002-03-01 0.904
2002-04-01 0.895
2002-05-01 0.914
2002-06-01 0.912
2002-07-01 0.917
2002-08-01 0.898
2002-09-01 0.931
2002-10-01 0.933
2002-11-01 0.965
2002-12-01 0.974
2003-01-01 0.979
2003-02-01 0.984
2003-03-01 0.985
2003-04-01 0.985
2003-05-01 1.009
2003-06-01 0.984
2003-07-01 0.984
2003-08-01 0.983
2003-09-01 0.970
2003-10-01 0.951
2003-11-01 0.945
2003-12-01 0.950
2004-01-01 0.951
2004-02-01 0.953
2004-03-01 0.963
2004-04-01 0.985
2004-05-01 1.021
2004-06-01 1.038
2004-07-01 1.021
2004-08-01 1.021
2004-09-01 1.009
2004-10-01 1.027
2004-11-01 1.097
2004-12-01 1.124
2005-01-01 1.131
2005-02-01 1.113
2005-03-01 1.125
2005-04-01 1.118
2005-05-01 1.122
2005-06-01 1.119
2005-07-01 1.111
2005-08-01 1.112
2005-09-01 1.112

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