Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Average Price: Gasoline, Leaded Premium (Cost per Gallon/3.8 Liters) in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (CBSA)

Title Average Price: Gasoline, Leaded Premium (Cost per Gallon/3.8 Liters) in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (CBSA)
Series ID APUS35A74713
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Average Price Data
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units U.S. Dollars
Date Range 1978-01-01 to 1980-09-01
Last Updated 2019-07-29 9:30 AM CDT
Notes 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.
DATE VALUE
1978-01-01 0.702
1978-02-01 0.702
1978-03-01 0.703
1978-04-01 0.706
1978-05-01 0.710
1978-06-01 0.718
1978-07-01 0.730
1978-08-01 0.735
1978-09-01 0.741
1978-10-01 0.740
1978-11-01 0.747
1978-12-01 0.753
1979-01-01 0.764
1979-02-01 0.773
1979-03-01 0.787
1979-04-01 0.820
1979-05-01 0.858
1979-06-01 0.909
1979-07-01 0.942
1979-08-01 0.962
1979-09-01 1.011
1979-10-01 1.013
1979-11-01 1.022
1979-12-01 1.033
1980-01-01 1.116
1980-02-01 1.207
1980-03-01 1.258
1980-04-01 1.272
1980-05-01 1.275
1980-06-01 1.303
1980-07-01 1.321
1980-08-01 1.327
1980-09-01 1.321

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