INDEX NUMBERS ASSIGNMENT
Taking 1980 as the base year, compute the simple index for the price of natural gas in 1967, 1975, 1985, and 1995, 2005, and 2014 using the data in the table below:
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U.S. Price of Natural Gas Sold to Commercial Consumers (Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
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Decade
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Year-0
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Year-1
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Year-2
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Year-3
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Year-4
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Year-5
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Year-6
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Year-7
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Year-8
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Year-9
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1960's
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0.74
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0.73
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0.74
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1970's
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0.77
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0.82
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0.88
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0.94
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1.07
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1.35
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1.64
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2.04
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2.23
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2.73
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1980's
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3.39
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4.00
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4.82
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5.59
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5.55
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5.50
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5.08
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4.77
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4.63
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4.74
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1990's
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4.83
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4.81
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4.88
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5.22
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5.44
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5.05
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5.40
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5.80
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5.48
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5.33
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2000's
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6.59
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8.43
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6.63
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8.40
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9.43
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11.34
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12.00
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11.34
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12.23
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10.06
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2010's
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9.47
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8.91
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8.10
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8.08
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8.90
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