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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. List of price index formulas - Wikipedia

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    A price index aggregates various combinations of base period prices (), later period prices (), base period quantities (), and later period quantities (). Price index numbers are usually defined either in terms of (actual or hypothetical) expenditures (expenditure = price * quantity) or as different weighted averages of price relatives ( p t ...

  4. Chained dollars - Wikipedia

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    Chained dollars, also known as "chained consumer price index" or "chained CPI," is a measure of inflation that takes into account changes in consumer behavior in response to changes in prices. It is used to adjust certain economic variables, such as tax brackets and Social Security payments, for inflation.

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

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    Consumer Price Index for Americans 62 years of age and older (R-CPI-E): This index re-weights prices from the CPI-U data to track spending for households with at least one consumer age 62 or older.

  6. Indexation of contracts - Wikipedia

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    In statistics relating to national economies, the indexation of contracts also called "index linking" and "contract escalation" is a procedure when a contract includes a periodic adjustment to the prices paid for the contract provisions based on the level of a nominated price index. The purpose of indexation is to readjust contracts to account ...

  7. November CPI inflation data meets forecasts, cementing Fed ...

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    The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.7% over the prior year in November, a slight uptickfrom October's 2.6% annual gain in ...

  8. Inflation: Consumer price increases in September come in ...

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    The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.4% over the prior year in September, a slight deceleration compared to August's 2.5% annual gain in prices. The yearly increase, which was the lowest ...

  9. United States Consumer Price Index - Wikipedia

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    The Consumer Price Index was initiated during World War I, when rapid increases in prices, particularly in shipbuilding centers, made an index essential for calculating cost-of-living adjustments in wages. To provide appropriate weighting patterns for the index, it reflected the relative importance of goods and services purchased in 92 ...

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