U.S. Periodical Prices—2002

   

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TABLE VII: Library and Information Sciences
(3 titles dropped; 3 titles added) (35% of the titles increased in price)
Year Number of Titles Average Price Percentage Increase Index
1984 118 38.85 — 100.0
1985 118 40.66 4.7 104.7
1986 118 42.82 5.3 110.2
1987 118 48.42 13.1 124.6
1988 118 51.61 6.6 132.9
1989 118 54.45 5.5 140.1
1990 118 57.34 5.3 147.6
1991 118 62.73 9.4 161.5
1992 118 59.42 -5.3 152.9
1993 118 60.81 2.3 156.5
1994 118 63.04 3.7 162.3
1995 118 67.98 7.8 175.0
1996 118 72.50 6.6 186.6
1997 119 78.00 7.6 200.8
1998 119 86.12 10.4 221.7
1999 119 90.80 5.4 233.7
2000 119 95.78 5.5 246.5
2001 119 106.31 11.0 273.6
2002 119 115.98 9.1 298.5