Federal Reserve Economic Data

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

Title Average Price: Shortening, Vegetable Oil Blends (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in the Midwest Census Region - Urban
Series ID APU0200716121
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 2003-10-01
Last Updated 2019-07-29 9:32 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 0.736
1980-02-01 0.759
1980-03-01 0.771
1980-04-01 0.756
1980-05-01 0.767
1980-06-01 0.753
1980-07-01 0.746
1980-08-01 0.741
1980-09-01 0.745
1980-10-01 0.742
1980-11-01 0.750
1980-12-01 0.755
1981-01-01 0.759
1981-02-01 0.751
1981-03-01 0.738
1981-04-01 0.751
1981-05-01 0.737
1981-06-01 0.748
1981-07-01 0.747
1981-08-01 0.753
1981-09-01 0.754
1981-10-01 0.762
1981-11-01 0.758
1981-12-01 0.760
1982-01-01 0.783
1982-02-01 0.784
1982-03-01 0.768
1982-04-01 0.750
1982-05-01 0.774
1982-06-01 0.771
1982-07-01 0.775
1982-08-01 0.760
1982-09-01 0.750
1982-10-01 0.714
1982-11-01 0.770
1982-12-01 0.768
1983-01-01 0.766
1983-02-01 0.763
1983-03-01 0.765
1983-04-01 0.752
1983-05-01 0.782
1983-06-01 0.768
1983-07-01 0.766
1983-08-01 0.766
1983-09-01 0.828
1983-10-01 0.864
1983-11-01 0.875
1983-12-01 0.883
1984-01-01 0.888
1984-02-01 0.882
1984-03-01 0.893
1984-04-01 0.888
1984-05-01 0.900
1984-06-01 0.921
1984-07-01 0.950
1984-08-01 0.924
1984-09-01 0.912
1984-10-01 0.896
1984-11-01 0.904
1984-12-01 0.870
1985-01-01 0.926
1985-02-01 0.900
1985-03-01 0.868
1985-04-01 0.882
1985-05-01 0.906
1985-06-01 0.905
1985-07-01 0.899
1985-08-01 0.872
1985-09-01 0.842
1985-10-01 0.810
1985-11-01 0.812
1985-12-01 0.870
1986-01-01 0.850
1986-02-01 0.865
1986-03-01 0.874
1986-04-01 0.889
1986-05-01 0.898
1986-06-01 0.846
1986-07-01 0.874
1986-08-01 0.877
1986-09-01 0.796
1986-10-01 0.799
1986-11-01 0.834
1986-12-01 0.828
1987-01-01 0.769
1987-02-01 0.758
1987-03-01 0.780
1987-04-01 0.760
1987-05-01 0.791
1987-06-01 0.791
1987-07-01 0.795
1987-08-01 0.795
1987-09-01 0.806
1987-10-01 0.800
1987-11-01 0.794
1987-12-01 0.780
1988-01-01 0.814
1988-02-01 0.812
1988-03-01 0.825
1988-04-01 0.825
1988-05-01 0.828
1988-06-01 0.830
1988-07-01 0.852
1988-08-01 0.870
1988-09-01 0.865
1988-10-01 0.877
1988-11-01 0.871
1988-12-01 0.874
1989-01-01 0.866
1989-02-01 0.873
1989-03-01 0.854
1989-04-01 0.863
1989-05-01 0.882
1989-06-01 0.893
1989-07-01 0.892
1989-08-01 0.878
1989-09-01 0.874
1989-10-01 0.878
1989-11-01 0.864
1989-12-01 0.837
1990-01-01 0.862
1990-02-01 0.838
1990-03-01 0.837
1990-04-01 0.875
1990-05-01 0.866
1990-06-01 0.901
1990-07-01 0.902
1990-08-01 0.890
1990-09-01 0.893
1990-10-01 0.885
1990-11-01 0.848
1990-12-01 0.845
1991-01-01 0.850
1991-02-01 0.848
1991-03-01 0.834
1991-04-01 0.781
1991-05-01 0.771
1991-06-01 0.746
1991-07-01 0.754
1991-08-01 0.759
1991-09-01 0.733
1991-10-01 0.749
1991-11-01 0.732
1991-12-01 0.731
1992-01-01 0.759
1992-02-01 0.737
1992-03-01 0.756
1992-04-01 0.768
1992-05-01 0.782
1992-06-01 0.773
1992-07-01 0.792
1992-08-01 0.791
1992-09-01 0.781
1992-10-01 0.787
1992-11-01 0.782
1992-12-01 0.786
1993-01-01 0.792
1993-02-01 0.802
1993-03-01 0.790
1993-04-01 0.788
1993-05-01 0.793
1993-06-01 0.786
1993-07-01 0.807
1993-08-01 0.780
1993-09-01 0.818
1993-10-01 0.815
1993-11-01 0.797
1993-12-01 0.795
1994-01-01 0.826
1994-02-01 0.843
1994-03-01 0.897
1994-04-01 0.876
1994-05-01 0.888
1994-06-01 0.892
1994-07-01 0.895
1994-08-01 0.871
1994-09-01 0.866
1994-10-01 0.861
1994-11-01 0.859
1994-12-01 0.883
1995-01-01 0.915
1995-02-01 0.930
1995-03-01 0.928
1995-04-01 0.925
1995-05-01 0.897
1995-06-01 0.881
1995-07-01 0.887
1995-08-01 0.894
1995-09-01 0.893
1995-10-01 0.889
1995-11-01 0.804
1995-12-01 0.815
1996-01-01 0.840
1996-02-01 0.824
1996-03-01 0.818
1996-04-01 0.825
1996-05-01 0.815
1996-06-01 0.807
1996-07-01 0.815
1996-08-01 0.817
1996-09-01 0.808
1996-10-01 0.780
1996-11-01 0.761
1996-12-01 0.754
1997-01-01 0.773
1997-02-01 0.787
1997-03-01 0.802
1997-04-01 0.798
1997-05-01 0.793
1997-06-01 0.806
1997-07-01 0.816
1997-08-01 0.810
1997-09-01 0.807
1997-10-01 0.805
1997-11-01 0.792
1997-12-01 0.797
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2000-09-01 1.058
2000-10-01 1.079
2000-11-01 1.103
2000-12-01 1.110
2001-01-01 1.114
2001-02-01 1.121
2001-03-01 1.107
2001-04-01 1.108
2001-05-01 1.121
2001-06-01 1.130
2001-07-01 1.116
2001-08-01 1.124
2001-09-01 1.148
2001-10-01 1.164
2001-11-01 1.198
2001-12-01 1.195
2002-01-01 1.196
2002-02-01 1.229
2002-03-01 1.228
2002-04-01 1.256
2002-05-01 1.263
2002-06-01 1.271
2002-07-01 1.293
2002-08-01 1.335
2002-09-01 1.337
2002-10-01 1.372
2002-11-01 1.357
2002-12-01 1.359
2003-01-01 1.370
2003-02-01 1.373
2003-03-01 1.384
2003-04-01 1.375
2003-05-01 1.417
2003-06-01 1.421
2003-07-01 1.427
2003-08-01 1.419
2003-09-01 1.417
2003-10-01 1.414

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