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771. Cost of Living Index--Selected Metropolitan Areas: Fourth Quarter 1999
[Measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services in participating areas for a mid-management standard of living.The nationwide average equals 100, and each index
is read as a percent of the national average. The index does not measure inflation, but compares prices at a single point in time. Excludes taxes. Metropolitan areas as defined by the
Office of Management and Budget. For definitions and components of MSAs, see source for details]
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Composite
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Grocery
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Transpor-
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Health
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Misc.goods
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Metropolitan areas
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index
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Housing
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Utilities
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tation
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and services
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(100%)
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(16%)
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(28%)
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(8%)
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(10%)
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(5%)
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(33%)
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Birmingham, AL MSA
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97.7
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96.4
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96.2
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103.8
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97.3
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91.6
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99.1
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Decatur, AL MSA
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95.1
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96.5
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90.1
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92.0
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100.3
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91.6
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98.3
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Dothan, AL MSA
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92.0
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95.8
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81.4
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95.4
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93.4
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87.0
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98.7
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Florence, AL MSA
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93.7
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97.3
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87.3
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94.4
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92.0
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89.4
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98.5
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Gadsden, AL MSA
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92.1
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97.5
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74.2
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107.6
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90.4
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89.4
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101.8
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Huntsville, AL MSA
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96.0
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96.1
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86.5
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88.5
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102.5
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97.0
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103.7
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Mobile, AL MSA
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93.4
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97.5
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86.2
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103.0
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96.5
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83.3
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95.9
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Montgomery, AL MSA
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96.7
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92.0
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93.8
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103.1
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103.1
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90.7
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98.9
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Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
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102.1
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99.1
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101.6
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99.0
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101.6
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98.7
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105.4
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Nonmetropolitan areas:
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Cullman County, AL
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97.1
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94.8
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89.2
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108.1
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97.0
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89.0
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103.5
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Marshall County, AL
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92.1
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94.4
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91.3
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90.7
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85.1
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83.9
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95.3
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Anchorage, AK MSA
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122.9
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124.3
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137.1
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87.6
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102.7
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162.8
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118.7
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Nonmetropolitan areas:
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Fairbanks, AK
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123.4
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113.9
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124.6
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162.4
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113.0
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164.1
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114.5
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Juneau, AK
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130.3
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127.2
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132.8
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148.5
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127.6
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153.4
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122.6
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Kodiak, AK
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136.2
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139.3
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137.2
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168.6
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111.1
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156.3
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130.5
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Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA
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108.3
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107.7
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122.6
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92.6
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107.4
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119.4
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99.0
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Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA:
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Lake Havasu City, AZ
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98.3
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110.6
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86.1
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112.6
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98.8
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104.9
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98.1
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Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA:
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Phoenix, AZ
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102.4
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101.7
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100.9
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102.4
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108.7
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115.7
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100.0
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Scottsdale, AZ
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113.0
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110.2
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135.9
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104.4
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108.2
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120.6
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97.3
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Tucson, AZ MSA
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96.8
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102.3
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91.9
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131.9
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84.1
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97.4
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93.5
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Yuma, AZ
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101.2
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101.6
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92.9
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145.3
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100.9
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103.0
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97.2
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Nonmetropolitan areas:
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Prescott-Prescott Valley, AZ
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108.1
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113.8
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113.8
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91.5
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96.5
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108.5
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108.0
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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA
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89.8
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88.9
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85.3
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88.4
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93.7
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87.6
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93.6
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Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
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88.9
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84.8
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79.0
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92.3
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89.7
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92.1
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97.6
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Jonesboro, AR MSA
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89.4
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93.5
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85.0
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94.5
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83.9
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84.2
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92.4
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Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA
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98.2
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107.8
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88.7
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115.7
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104.9
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99.8
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95.1
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Nonmetropolitan areas:
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Hot Springs, AR
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93.8
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105.7
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80.4
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116.9
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90.4
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84.4
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96.2
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Fresno, CA MSA
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107.6
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116.0
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97.4
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134.2
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113.2
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111.2
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103.4
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Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA
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123.0
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115.8
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152.1
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116.8
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109.8
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113.5
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108.6
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Modesto, CA MSA
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109.5
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113.3
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112.5
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106.1
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108.7
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135.2
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102.3
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Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA:
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Palm Springs, CA
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116.4
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113.6
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112.9
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147.5
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110.9
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139.1
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111.3
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Riverside City, CA
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113.0
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109.1
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118.0
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120.5
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109.4
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123.8
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108.2
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Sacramento, CA PMSA
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109.0
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121.3
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96.2
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113.3
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116.8
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141.5
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105.5
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San Diego, CA MSA
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126.7
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126.2
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161.3
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101.2
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128.0
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120.2
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104.5
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Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA
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105.6
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108.8
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93.9
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117.1
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106.2
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112.8
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109.9
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Colorado Springs, CO MSA
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102.7
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103.3
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117.7
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82.2
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101.3
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117.1
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93.0
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Denver, CO PMSA
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110.3
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108.9
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126.8
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84.7
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111.4
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119.8
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101.5
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Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA:
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Fort Collins, CO
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103.4
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111.5
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112.0
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79.0
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103.5
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114.6
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96.4
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Loveland, CO
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103.2
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109.3
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117.8
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79.0
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100.6
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108.6
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93.8
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Grand Junction, CO MSA
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99.9
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102.9
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104.2
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84.8
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106.9
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105.3
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95.6
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Pueblo, CO MSA
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91.7
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110.2
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79.6
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83.5
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92.1
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102.9
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93.2
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Nonmetropolitan areas:
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Glenwood Springs, CO
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116.3
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107.6
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143.5
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95.3
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113.3
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110.7
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104.2
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Gunnison, CO
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106.3
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108.5
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116.4
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81.2
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108.7
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93.5
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104.1
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Hartford, CT MSA
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118.8
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113.4
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128.7
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142.6
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113.0
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136.5
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106.4
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New Haven,-Meriden, CT PMSA
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125.0
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113.9
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147.6
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167.6
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104.7
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122.0
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107.4
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Dover, DE MSA
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102.7
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107.9
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97.4
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126.8
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99.5
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85.8
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102.3
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Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA
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109.7
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112.8
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115.6
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132.9
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99.5
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94.7
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102.8
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Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA
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131.6
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101.3
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181.2
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94.5
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129.8
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118.3
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115.9
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Daytona Beach, FL MSA
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94.0
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101.7
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83.9
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112.4
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93.0
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95.4
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94.6
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Fort Walton Beach FL, MSA
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97.7
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107.2
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85.0
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93.9
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98.9
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93.7
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105.1
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Jacksonville, FL MSA
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95.7
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101.4
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89.5
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96.5
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103.7
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87.7
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96.9
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Orlando, FL MSA
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98.9
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103.4
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98.9
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98.9
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97.8
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112.0
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95.2
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Panama City, FL MSA
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98.7
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101.4
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91.5
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101.6
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103.0
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99.1
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101.4
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Pensacola, FL MSA
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96.9
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106.1
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85.2
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94.3
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100.0
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96.1
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102.2
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Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA:
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Bradenton, FL
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104.5
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99.8
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107.6
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108.2
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101.9
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101.8
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104.6
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Sarasota, FL
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104.3
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101.4
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112.0
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92.7
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100.1
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97.6
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104.3
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Tallahassee, FL MSA
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109.7
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107.7
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113.0
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120.9
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103.8
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99.0
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108.5
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
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99.4
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101.7
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101.1
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112.4
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100.9
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89.5
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94.7
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West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA
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107.8
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106.9
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111.9
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113.5
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110.0
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103.7
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103.2
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Nonmetropolitan areas:
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Vero Beach/Indian River, FL
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100.9
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101.7
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91.5
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117.8
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112.6
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96.9
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101.6
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Albany, GA MSA
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90.3
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97.6
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75.4
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107.2
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92.9
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85.4
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95.3
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Atlanta, GA MSA:
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Atlanta, GA
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104.3
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103.7
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109.2
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106.5
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101.5
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108.5
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100.1
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Marietta/Cobb county, GA
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98.5
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101.5
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88.4
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101.6
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100.4
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109.8
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102.5
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Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA
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94.5
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105.7
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82.3
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96.2
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95.9
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94.5
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98.5
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Macon, GA MSA
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98.0
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106.1
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87.7
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104.8
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88.6
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94.9
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104.6
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Nonmetropolitan areas:
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Americus, GA
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