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The template uses an identification code for an inflation index (usually a country code), an original value, an original start_year and either a specific reference end_year or by default the latest currently available end year, [1] and calculates the equivalent value from historical economic changes between the original and reference years. For ...
This sub-template returns the associated country's CPI for a specific year. It is used by {{Inflation/doc}} for calculating the inflation rate between two given years, which in turn is used by {} to calculate inflated values. It usually isn't meant to be called directly.
The consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) is a continuation of the historical index that was introduced after World War I for use in wage negotiation. [23] As new uses were developed for the CPI, the need for a broader and more representative index became apparent.
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) revealed headline inflation rose 0.1% over last month and 4% over the prior year in May, a slowdown from April's 0.4% month-over-month increase and 4.9% annual gain.
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Prices in March rose 0.1% on a monthly basis and 5% from the prior year. Economists had expected prices in April to rise 0.4% month-over-month and 5% over last year, according to data from Bloomberg.
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 ...