price index
noun
: an index number expressing the level of a group of commodity prices relative to the level of the prices of the same commodities during an arbitrarily chosen base period and used to indicate changes in the level of prices from one period to another
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According to the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — inflation of goods exposed to tariffs, such as appliances and furniture, has already crept up and could continue to rise in the months ahead.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The producer price index actually fell in August.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Home appreciation: Up 624% over 39 years – No. 6 in the nation, according to a federal price index.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics shared the latest update to the producer price index (PPI), which often acts as a precursor to wider inflation trends.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The producer price index actually fell in August.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Home appreciation: Up 624% over 39 years – No. 6 in the nation, according to a federal price index.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics shared the latest update to the producer price index (PPI), which often acts as a precursor to wider inflation trends.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for price index
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“Price index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20index. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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