consumer price index
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of consumer price index
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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In the era of dynamic pricing and electronic points of sale, the technology exists to provide almost minute-by-minute inflation readings that would allow for a far more accurate, up-to-date consumer price index.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Indeed, the consumer price index in March registered its biggest increase since mid-2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
While the statistics agency previously pulled legal services prices from the consumer price index, it switched to using PPI data in February.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The day’s big headline focused on prices, with the release of the consumer price index for March showing inflation heating up.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The Boskin Commission con�cluded in 1996 that the consumer price index overstates the actual rise in the cost of living by a percentage point a year.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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