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 C Series ID: APUC40072620 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 1997-12-01 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 0.202 1978-12-01 0.201 1979-01-01 0.203 1979-02-01 0.203 1979-03-01 0.203 1979-04-01 0.208 1979-05-01 0.258 1979-06-01 0.256 1979-07-01 0.271 1979-08-01 0.271 1979-09-01 0.273 1979-10-01 0.278 1979-11-01 0.265 1979-12-01 0.265 1980-01-01 0.273 1980-02-01 0.316 1980-03-01 0.343 1980-04-01 0.351 1980-05-01 0.343 1980-06-01 0.345 1980-07-01 0.344 1980-08-01 0.340 1980-09-01 0.339 1980-10-01 0.352 1980-11-01 0.307 1980-12-01 0.309 1981-01-01 0.318 1981-02-01 0.346 1981-03-01 0.349 1981-04-01 0.356 1981-05-01 0.416 1981-06-01 0.417 1981-07-01 0.417 1981-08-01 0.417 1981-09-01 0.416 1981-10-01 0.436 1981-11-01 0.390 1981-12-01 0.390 1982-01-01 0.400 1982-02-01 0.400 1982-03-01 0.400 1982-04-01 0.408 1982-05-01 0.484 1982-06-01 0.522 1982-07-01 0.482 1982-08-01 0.493 1982-09-01 0.493 1982-10-01 0.482 1982-11-01 0.470 1982-12-01 0.489 1983-01-01 0.490 1983-02-01 0.489 1983-03-01 0.469 1983-04-01 0.468 1983-05-01 0.491 1983-06-01 0.483 1983-07-01 0.504 1983-08-01 0.505 1983-09-01 0.505 1983-10-01 0.451 1983-11-01 0.476 1983-12-01 0.471 1984-01-01 0.478 1984-02-01 0.480 1984-03-01 0.479 1984-04-01 0.479 1984-05-01 0.508 1984-06-01 0.525 1984-07-01 0.534 1984-08-01 0.540 1984-09-01 0.570 1984-10-01 0.568 1984-11-01 0.570 1984-12-01 0.526 1985-01-01 0.515 1985-02-01 0.434 1985-03-01 0.615 1985-04-01 0.614 1985-05-01 0.610 1985-06-01 0.647 1985-07-01 0.647 1985-08-01 0.644 1985-09-01 . 1985-10-01 0.627 1985-11-01 0.567 1985-12-01 0.535 1986-01-01 0.565 1986-02-01 0.566 1986-03-01 0.557 1986-04-01 0.545 1986-05-01 0.567 1986-06-01 0.566 1986-07-01 0.564 1986-08-01 0.564 1986-09-01 0.547 1986-10-01 0.548 1986-11-01 0.524 1986-12-01 0.524 1987-01-01 0.484 1987-02-01 0.476 1987-03-01 0.476 1987-04-01 0.477 1987-05-01 0.457 1987-06-01 0.495 1987-07-01 0.494 1987-08-01 0.476 1987-09-01 0.476 1987-10-01 0.479 1987-11-01 0.477 1987-12-01 0.471 1988-01-01 0.472 1988-02-01 0.471 1988-03-01 0.472 1988-04-01 0.474 1988-05-01 0.548 1988-06-01 0.524 1988-07-01 0.524 1988-08-01 0.525 1988-09-01 0.434 1988-10-01 0.498 1988-11-01 0.460 1988-12-01 0.460 1989-01-01 0.463 1989-02-01 0.487 1989-03-01 0.488 1989-04-01 0.486 1989-05-01 0.522 1989-06-01 0.529 1989-07-01 0.530 1989-08-01 0.537 1989-09-01 0.537 1989-10-01 0.559 1989-11-01 0.497 1989-12-01 0.486 1990-01-01 0.488 1990-02-01 0.486 1990-03-01 0.486 1990-04-01 0.486 1990-05-01 0.547 1990-06-01 0.523 1990-07-01 0.523 1990-08-01 0.524 1990-09-01 0.524 1990-10-01 0.546 1990-11-01 0.498 1990-12-01 0.511 1991-01-01 0.455 1991-02-01 0.517 1991-03-01 0.524 1991-04-01 0.521 1991-05-01 0.542 1991-06-01 0.544 1991-07-01 0.544 1991-08-01 0.544 1991-09-01 0.541 1991-10-01 0.542 1991-11-01 0.521 1991-12-01 0.519 1992-01-01 0.526 1992-02-01 0.458 1992-03-01 0.526 1992-04-01 0.493 1992-05-01 0.541 1992-06-01 0.541 1992-07-01 0.541 1992-08-01 0.517 1992-09-01 0.534 1992-10-01 0.535 1992-11-01 0.510 1992-12-01 0.512 1993-01-01 0.516 1993-02-01 0.515 1993-03-01 0.516 1993-04-01 0.481 1993-05-01 0.498 1993-06-01 0.505 1993-07-01 0.505 1993-08-01 0.501 1993-09-01 0.503 1993-10-01 0.503 1993-11-01 0.513 1993-12-01 0.512 1994-01-01 0.517 1994-02-01 0.518 1994-03-01 0.518 1994-04-01 0.482 1994-05-01 0.498 1994-06-01 0.498 1994-07-01 0.497 1994-08-01 0.509 1994-09-01 0.504 1994-10-01 0.504 1994-11-01 0.512 1994-12-01 0.512 1995-01-01 0.521 1995-02-01 0.521 1995-03-01 0.521 1995-04-01 0.521 1995-05-01 0.515 1995-06-01 0.515 1995-07-01 0.513 1995-08-01 0.513 1995-09-01 0.512 1995-10-01 0.501 1995-11-01 0.514 1995-12-01 0.516 1996-01-01 0.500 1996-02-01 0.499 1996-03-01 0.388 1996-04-01 0.365 1996-05-01 0.471 1996-06-01 0.476 1996-07-01 0.476 1996-08-01 0.478 1996-09-01 0.478 1996-10-01 0.478 1996-11-01 0.507 1996-12-01 0.497 1997-01-01 0.505 1997-02-01 0.504 1997-03-01 0.502 1997-04-01 0.475 1997-05-01 0.494 1997-06-01 0.478 1997-07-01 0.517 1997-08-01 0.520 1997-09-01 0.520 1997-10-01 0.520 1997-11-01 0.567 1997-12-01 0.566