U.S. Periodical Prices—2002

   

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TABLE VII: Chemistry and Physics
(6 titles dropped; 6 titles added) (81% of the titles increased in price)
Year Number of Titles Average Price Percentage Increase Index
1984 170 228.90 — 100.0
1985 170 238.43 4.2 104.2
1986 170 264.05 10.7 115.4
1987 170 294.06 11.4 128.5
1988 170 294.06 0.0 128.5
1989 170 367.99 25.1 160.8
1990 170 412.67 12.1 180.3
1991 170 472.84 14.6 206.6
1992 170 549.50 16.2 240.1
1993 170 605.46 10.2 264.5
1994 170 678.03 12.0 296.2
1995 170 767.96 13.3 335.5
1996 170 867.00 12.9 378.8
1997 170 957.36 10.4 418.2
1998 170 1,062.49 11.0 464.2
1999 170 1,189.46 12.0 519.6
2000 170 1,302.79 9.5 569.2
2001 170 1,407.47 8.0 614.9
2002 170 1,519.83 8.0 664.0