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2. Consumer price index - Wikipedia

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   A CPI is a statistical estimate constructed using the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are collected periodically. Sub-indices and sub-sub-indices can be computed for different categories and sub-categories of goods and services, which are combined to produce the overall index with weights reflecting their shares in the total of the consumer expenditures covered by the ...

3. Experts: What To Do If Your Rent Increases but Your ... - AOL

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   Calculate the increase you may be able to afford using a rent calculator. Renters who live with roommates need to discuss the increase together. Make sure everyone is comfortable with the extra ...

4. List of price index formulas - Wikipedia

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   That is an extreme case; in general the formula will understate the total cost of a basket of goods (or of any subset of that basket) unless their prices all change at the same rate. Also, as the index is unweighted, large price changes in selected constituents can transmit to the index to an extent not representing their importance in the ...

5. Cost-of-living index - Wikipedia

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   The United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a price index that is based on the idea of a cost-of-living index. The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) explains the differences: The CPI frequently is called a cost-of-living index, but it differs in important ways from a complete cost-of-living measure.

6. What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and why is it useful?

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   The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), covers approximately 29 percent of the U.S. population. This index is used predominantly for adjusting Social Security ...

7. Inflation: 'No quick relief in rent increases,' economist ...

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   The Bureau of Labor Statistics assigns significant weight to the CPI's "shelter" component, which is derived from rent costs as opposed to housing prices. According to the index, rent prices ...

8. Personal consumption expenditures price index - Wikipedia

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   The formula effect accounts for the different formulas used to calculate the two indexes. The PCE price index is based on the Fisher-Ideal formula, while the CPI is based on a modified Laspeyres formula. The weight effect accounts for the relative importance of the underlying commodities reflected in the construction of the two indexes.

9. Increases in rent, food push inflation index higher - AOL

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   The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday released its Consumer Price Index, a key marker of inflation, measured by the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. At 2.6% in ...