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This page provides increase in the average price of dental services since 1970. The data is from the US bureau of labor statistics.
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Area : U.S. city average
Item : Dental services
Base Period : 1982-84=100
Data:
|
Year
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Ann
|
|
1970
|
38.1
|
38.2
|
38.3
|
38.8
|
38.9
|
39.1
|
39.3
|
39.5
|
39.7
|
40.0
|
40.1
|
40.1
|
39.2
|
|
1971
|
40.6
|
40.8
|
41.0
|
41.2
|
41.4
|
41.5
|
41.9
|
42.0
|
42.1
|
42.6
|
42.6
|
42.7
|
41.7
|
|
1972
|
42.9
|
42.9
|
43.0
|
43.2
|
43.3
|
43.5
|
43.6
|
43.6
|
43.7
|
43.8
|
43.8
|
43.9
|
43.4
|
|
1973
|
44.1
|
44.1
|
44.2
|
44.5
|
44.6
|
44.7
|
44.9
|
44.9
|
45.0
|
45.4
|
45.4
|
45.5
|
44.8
|
|
1974
|
46.1
|
46.2
|
46.5
|
46.9
|
47.2
|
47.8
|
48.4
|
49.1
|
49.4
|
49.8
|
50.2
|
50.7
|
48.2
|
|
1975
|
51.2
|
51.6
|
52.1
|
52.4
|
52.9
|
53.1
|
53.5
|
53.7
|
53.9
|
54.2
|
54.4
|
54.7
|
53.2
|
|
1976
|
54.9
|
55.2
|
55.6
|
55.8
|
56.0
|
56.4
|
56.5
|
57.0
|
57.3
|
57.7
|
58.0
|
58.4
|
56.5
|
|
1977
|
58.7
|
59.1
|
59.4
|
59.7
|
60.2
|
60.5
|
61.0
|
61.5
|
62.0
|
62.3
|
62.5
|
62.7
|
60.8
|
|
1978
|
63.0
|
63.5
|
63.7
|
64.1
|
64.4
|
64.8
|
65.0
|
65.6
|
65.9
|
66.6
|
67.0
|
67.2
|
65.1
|
|
1979
|
68.3
|
68.8
|
69.1
|
69.4
|
69.7
|
70.4
|
70.7
|
70.9
|
71.3
|
71.8
|
72.5
|
73.7
|
70.5
|
|
1980
|
74.7
|
76.0
|
76.9
|
77.9
|
78.4
|
78.9
|
79.2
|
79.5
|
80.7
|
81.3
|
81.4
|
81.6
|
78.9
|
|
1981
|
82.6
|
83.0
|
83.7
|
84.4
|
84.6
|
85.4
|
87.5
|
88.6
|
88.9
|
89.2
|
89.4
|
89.9
|
86.5
|
|
1982
|
90.6
|
90.9
|
91.5
|
92.3
|
92.6
|
93.2
|
93.5
|
94.1
|
94.5
|
94.2
|
95.0
|
95.3
|
93.1
|
|
1983
|
95.8
|
96.5
|
96.7
|
97.1
|
98.1
|
98.9
|
99.8
|
100.7
|
101.2
|
102.0
|
102.8
|
103.1
|
99.4
|
|
1984
|
103.8
|
105.0
|
105.4
|
105.9
|
106.3
|
107.1
|
107.7
|
108.1
|
109.0
|
109.9
|
110.5
|
110.9
|
107.5
|
|
1985
|
111.6
|
111.8
|
112.7
|
113.1
|
113.6
|
114.0
|
114.4
|
115.1
|
115.6
|
115.9
|
116.4
|
116.8
|
114.2
|
|
1986
|
117.3
|
118.0
|
119.0
|
119.4
|
119.9
|
120.5
|
120.8
|
121.3
|
122.3
|
122.9
|
123.0
|
123.2
|
120.6
|
|
1987
|
123.9
|
125.3
|
126.3
|
127.4
|
128.0
|
128.7
|
129.5
|
130.2
|
130.7
|
131.3
|
131.8
|
132.1
|
128.8
|
|
1988
|
133.5
|
134.5
|
135.5
|
136.0
|
136.4
|
137.4
|
138.0
|
138.4
|
139.3
|
139.9
|
140.6
|
140.9
|
137.5
|
|
1989
|
141.9
|
143.0
|
144.0
|
144.6
|
145.1
|
146.0
|
146.3
|
146.8
|
147.7
|
148.2
|
149.1
|
149.9
|
146.1
|
|
1990
|
151.4
|
152.4
|
153.1
|
153.5
|
154.5
|
155.3
|
156.6
|
157.2
|
157.6
|
158.3
|
159.6
|
159.9
|
155.8
|
|
1991
|
161.5
|
162.8
|
163.8
|
164.2
|
165.5
|
166.8
|
168.0
|
169.5
|
170.6
|
171.1
|
172.3
|
173.0
|
167.4
|
|
1992
|
174.1
|
174.7
|
175.4
|
176.4
|
176.9
|
177.6
|
179.3
|
180.4
|
181.4
|
182.0
|
182.8
|
183.1
|
178.7
|
|
1993
|
183.8
|
184.9
|
185.7
|
186.8
|
187.9
|
188.2
|
188.7
|
189.3
|
189.6
|
190.4
|
190.8
|
191.1
|
188.1
|
|
1994
|
192.0
|
192.8
|
194.1
|
195.6
|
195.9
|
196.7
|
197.7
|
198.3
|
198.9
|
200.6
|
201.2
|
201.4
|
197.1
|
|
1995
|
203.3
|
203.9
|
204.7
|
204.9
|
205.8
|
206.6
|
207.1
|
207.9
|
208.5
|
209.1
|
209.9
|
210.4
|
206.8
|
|
1996
|
211.3
|
212.8
|
213.3
|
214.1
|
215.5
|
215.8
|
216.7
|
218.3
|
219.0
|
219.7
|
220.7
|
221.1
|
216.5
|
|
1997
|
222.3
|
223.5
|
224.5
|
225.3
|
225.8
|
226.2
|
226.8
|
227.8
|
228.2
|
229.1
|
229.8
|
230.0
|
226.6
|
|
1998
|
231.6
|
232.6
|
233.7
|
234.5
|
235.1
|
235.6
|
236.4
|
237.4
|
238.2
|
239.2
|
|
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