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Average Price of Natural Gas Delivered to US Industrial Consumers by State, 1985 - 1999
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
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Percent
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Change
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State
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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98
- 99
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US
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3.95
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3.23
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2.94
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2.95
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2.96
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2.93
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2.69
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2.84
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3.07
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3.05
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2.71
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3.42
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3.59
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3.14
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3.10
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-1.30%
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Alabama
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4.25
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3.66
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3.11
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3.00
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3.02
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3.16
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3.00
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3.07
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3.28
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3.26
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2.96
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3.64
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3.65
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3.30
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3.42
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3.60%
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Alaska
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0.71
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0.81
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0.74
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1.07
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1.08
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1.21
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1.18
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1.18
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1.29
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1.42
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1.45
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1.41
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1.54
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1.34
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1.25
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-6.70%
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Arizona
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4.45
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3.91
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3.75
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3.78
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3.67
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3.71
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3.51
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4.16
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4.02
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3.57
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3.81
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3.80
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3.60
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3.26
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3.43
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5.20%
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Arkansas
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3.71
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3.45
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3.14
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3.06
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3.09
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2.88
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3.06
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3.13
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3.31
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3.28
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2.78
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3.28
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3.71
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3.48
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3.45
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-0.90%
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California
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4.72
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3.59
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3.48
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3.76
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3.75
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3.91
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3.96
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3.67
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2.82
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3.25
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3.70
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3.77
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4.18
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3.77
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3.34
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-11.40%
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Colorado
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4.01
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3.83
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3.60
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3.45
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2.53
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2.78
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2.34
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2.20
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2.35
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2.38
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2.86
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2.91
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3.66
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2.61
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2.82
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8.00%
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Connecticut
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5.54
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4.67
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4.21
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4.05
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4.51
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4.80
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4.84
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4.92
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4.77
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4.49
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4.39
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4.80
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4.73
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4.34
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4.15
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-4.40%
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Delaware
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4.48
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3.47
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3.30
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3.22
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3.45
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3.44
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3.09
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3.25
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3.40
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3.43
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2.94
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4.32
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4.40
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4.13
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4.07
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-1.50%
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Florida
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4.11
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3.06
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3.29
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2.84
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3.13
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3.58
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3.11
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3.22
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3.88
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3.51
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3.28
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4.21
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4.41
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3.98
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4.03
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1.30%
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Georgia
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4.53
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3.91
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3.66
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3.61
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3.73
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3.59
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3.34
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3.50
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4.10
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3.90
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3.55
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4.40
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4.56
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3.92
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3.41
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-13.00%
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Hawaii
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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na
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10.79
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8.64
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8.21
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-5.00%
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Idaho
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4.53
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3.30
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6.70
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4.26
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2.92
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2.72
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2.94
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2.97
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3.02
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3.85
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3.67
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2.78
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2.76
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3.09
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3.29
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6.50%
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Illinois
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4.76
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4.14
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3.83
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3.42
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3.73
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4.10
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3.77
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3.75
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4.44
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4.39
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3.57
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4.12
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3.97
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3.96
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4.06
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2.50%
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Indiana
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4.07
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3.83
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3.41
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3.75
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3.89
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3.64
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3.53
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3.39
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3.71
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4.60
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3.41
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3.62
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4.33
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4.28
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4.16
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-2.80%
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Iowa
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3.91
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3.39
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2.82
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3.11
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2.54
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2.87
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2.65
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3.55
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3.76
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3.99
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3.23
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3.63
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4.11
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3.49
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3.98
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14.00%
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Kansas
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3.54
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3.12
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3.07
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2.36
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3.06
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2.88
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2.67
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2.61
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2.64
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2.75
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2.23
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3.09
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3.32
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3.17
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2.95
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-6.90%
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Kentucky
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4.38
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3.93
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3.39
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3.44
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3.69
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3.61
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3.23
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3.23
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3.66
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3.64
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3.26
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3.87
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4.19
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4.00
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3.32
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-17.00%
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Louisiana
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3.03
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1.91
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1.80
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1.99
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1.97
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2.00
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1.74
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1.93
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2.30
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2.17
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1.82
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2.84
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2.87
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2.31
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2.54
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10.00%
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Maine
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6.36
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5.99
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5.47
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4.51
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4.57
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5.06
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4.69
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4.14
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4.65
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4.79
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4.46
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5.22
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5.55
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5.13
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4.93
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-3.90%
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Maryland
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5.70
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5.62
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5.14
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4.30
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4.81
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4.57
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3.51
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3.56
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3.59
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4.04
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3.21
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5.36
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3.25
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5.26
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5.69
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8.20%
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Massachusetts
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5.36
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5.01
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4.25
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4.03
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4.07
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4.14
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3.99
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4.14
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5.08
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5.25
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4.43
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5.37
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5.78
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5.69
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5.23
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-8.10%
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Michigan
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5.06
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4.57
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4.42
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4.36
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4.22
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3.89
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4.00
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3.92
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3.91
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3.93
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3.62
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3.87
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4.02
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3.91
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3.69
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-5.60%
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Minnesota
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4.05
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3.41
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2.55
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2.81
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2.86
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2.97
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2.78
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3.05
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3.20
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2.87
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2.45
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2.97
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3.28
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2.88
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2.98
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3.50%
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Mississippi
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3.77
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3.15
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2.75
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2.54
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2.54
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2.57
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2.35
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2.53
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2.99
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2.98
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2.71
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3.43
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3.55
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3.22
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3.24
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0.60%
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Missouri
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4.21
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3.79
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3.65
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3.81
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4.13
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4.19
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4.08
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3.87
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4.25
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4.18
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3.48
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4.35
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4.78
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4.51
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4.42
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-2.00%
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Montana
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4.71
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3.91
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3.42
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3.08
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2.98
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3.27
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3.22
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4.19
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2.76
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4.91
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4.87
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4.88
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4.79
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4.68
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3.44
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-26.50%
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Nebraska
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3.60
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3.25
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2.77
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2.85
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2.92
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2.97
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2.76
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2.92
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3.09
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3.12
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2.79
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3.29
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3.85
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3.26
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3.38
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3.70%
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Nevada
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4.29
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3.99
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3.73
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3.83
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4.98
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4.10
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4.21
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4.07
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4.30
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5.67
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5.34
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4.90
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7.77
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4.74
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4.76
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0.40%
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New
Hampshire
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5.56
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5.17
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4.34
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3.72
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4.20
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4.36
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4.31
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4.49
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4.68
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4.44
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3.80
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4.79
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4.90
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4.66
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4.60
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-1.30%
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New
Jersey
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5.51
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4.38
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4.08
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3.87
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3.98
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3.95
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3.65
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3.42
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3.70
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3.64
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3.11
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3.82
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3.78
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2.97
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3.14
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5.70%
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New
Mexico
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3.99
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3.30
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3.57
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3.39
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3.12
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3.69
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3.53
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6.86
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3.82
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3.39
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2.83
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2.90
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3.18
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3.22
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2.72
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-15.50%
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New
York
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5.27
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4.91
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4.28
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4.69
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4.83
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4.86
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4.72
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4.93
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5.17
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5.22
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4.69
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5.04
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5.05
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4.02
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3.89
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-3.20%
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North
Carolina
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4.91
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4.00
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3.76
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3.57
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3.64
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3.47
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3.24
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3.34
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3.74
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3.68
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3.56
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4.37
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4.66
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3.96
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3.78
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-4.50%
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North
Dakota
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4.45
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4.08
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3.24
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3.41
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3.55
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3.34
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3.19
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3.25
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3.42
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3.31
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2.90
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3.02
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3.05
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2.82
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2.80
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-0.70%
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Ohio
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4.87
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4.68
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4.27
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4.10
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4.19
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4.08
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4.09
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4.15
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4.64
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4.45
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3.93
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4.10
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4.93
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4.39
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3.94
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-10.30%
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Oklahoma
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3.30
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2.63
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2.02
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1.76
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1.97
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1.74
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1.69
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2.02
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2.20
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2.14
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2.27
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3.26
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4.16
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3.66
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3.52
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-3.80%
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Oregon
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4.79
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3.81
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3.39
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3.72
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3.52
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3.47
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3.41
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3.36
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3.48
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3.61
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3.41
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3.24
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3.03
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3.75
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4.01
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6.90%
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Pennsylvania
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4.93
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4.36
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3.65
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3.63
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3.90
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4.17
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4.02
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3.75
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3.85
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4.01
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3.90
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4.12
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4.61
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4.15
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3.99
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-3.90%
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Rhode
Island
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5.89
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5.74
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5.37
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4.83
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5.16
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5.32
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5.40
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4.66
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5.11
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4.43
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4.09
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4.67
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4.33
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3.82
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4.40
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15.20%
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South
Carolina
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4.70
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3.73
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3.93
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3.43
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3.46
|
3.35
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2.95
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3.13
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3.35
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3.32
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3.11
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3.77
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3.72
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3.29
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3.39
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3.00%
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South
Dakota
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4.15
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3.55
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3.08
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3.18
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3.09
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3.79
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3.31
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3.63
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3.76
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3.72
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3.44
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3.50
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4.02
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3.28
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3.35
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2.10%
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Tennessee
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4.25
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3.89
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3.15
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3.26
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3.37
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3.41
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3.22
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3.44
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3.89
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3.84
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3.34
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3.92
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4.18
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3.94
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3.72
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-5.60%
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Texas
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3.19
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2.46
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2.06
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2.19
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2.24
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2.18
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1.93
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2.12
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2.51
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2.20
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1.89
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2.58
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2.82
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2.35
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2.55
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8.50%
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Utah
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3.23
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3.00
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3.20
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3.10
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3.30
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3.62
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3.69
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3.91
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3.67
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2.74
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2.34
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2.10
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2.55
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3.00
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2.94
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-2.00%
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Vermont
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4.87
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3.52
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3.47
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2.97
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3.01
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3.51
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2.99
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3.28
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3.57
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3.47
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3.39
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3.44
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3.07
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2.80
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3.06
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9.30%
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Virginia
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4.78
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3.96
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3.64
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3.35
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3.91
|
3.67
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3.81
|
3.72
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3.88
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3.15
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3.35
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4.07
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4.68
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4.07
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3.95
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-2.90%
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Washington
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4.76
|
3.60
|
2.87
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2.97
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2.93
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2.72
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2.79
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2.91
|
3.22
|
2.95
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2.74
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2.67
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3.16
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2.64
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2.78
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5.30%
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West
Virginia
|
4.69
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4.15
|
3.48
|
2.86
|
2.92
|
2.95
|
2.95
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2.89
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2.74
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2.93
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2.60
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2.76
|
2.91
|
3.39
|
3.04
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-10.30%
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Wisconsin
|
4.49
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4.22
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4.36
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4.08
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3.73
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3.39
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3.16
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3.38
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3.52
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3.36
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2.96
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3.48
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4.13
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3.78
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4.05
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7.10%
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Wyoming
|
3.55
|
3.33
|
3.38
|
3.36
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3.23
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3.23
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3.03
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2.91
|
3.62
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3.51
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3.18
|
3.14
|
3.49
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3.37
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3.30
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-2.10%
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