consumer price index
noun
: an index measuring the change in the cost of typical wage-earner purchases of goods and services expressed as a percentage of the cost of these same goods and services in some base period
called also cost-of-living index
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In June, the consumer price index rose to a 2.7% annual rate, up from 2.4% in May and 2.3% in April.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Prices in these industries fell three times faster than the overall consumer price index.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
This is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, despite the consumer price index (CPI) garnering more attention.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 27 July 2025
San Diego is also charging $15,000 per year in base rent, with the amount increasing annually by 3% or by the increase to the consumer price index, whichever is greater.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
Prices in these industries fell three times faster than the overall consumer price index.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
This is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, despite the consumer price index (CPI) garnering more attention.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 27 July 2025
San Diego is also charging $15,000 per year in base rent, with the amount increasing annually by 3% or by the increase to the consumer price index, whichever is greater.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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“Consumer price index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20price%20index. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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