U.S. Periodical Prices—2002

   

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TABLE VII: Business and Economics
(7 titles dropped; 7 titles added) (45% of the titles increased in price)
Year Number of Titles Average Price Percentage Increase Index
1984 262 38.87 — 100.0
1985 262 44.41 14.3 114.3
1986 262 47.15 6.2 121.3
1987 262 50.39 6.9 129.6
1988 262 53.89 6.9 138.6
1989 262 57.93 7.5 149.0
1990 262 63.25 9.2 162.7
1991 262 70.87 12.1 182.3
1992 262 78.09 10.2 200.9
1993 262 81.33 4.1 209.2
1994 262 88.10 8.3 226.6
1995 262 94.37 7.1 242.8
1996 262 102.69 8.8 264.2
1997 262 114.18 11.2 293.7
1998 262 121.77 6.6 313.3
1999 262 131.82 8.3 339.1
2000 262 142.08 7.8 365.5
2001 262 152.79 7.5 393.1
2002 262 164.70 7.8 423.7