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cpi

1 American  
  1. characters per inch.


CPI 2 American  
CPI 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. consumer price index

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cpi 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. characters per inch

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Also, not all new Fed money goes to buy consumer goods, which cpi measures.

From Economist Apr. 23, 2013

They have just monetary and fiscal policy, aggregate demand and supply, and cpi inflation.

From Economist Apr. 23, 2013

You did adjust for cpi in your latest entry regarding Britain.

From Economist Apr. 2, 2013

Agree on using cpi and not GDP deflator to measure real standard of living changes.

From Economist Apr. 2, 2013

Many economists believe the cpi, as presently figured, overstates the extent of inflation and makes cost-of-living increases more generous than they should be.

From Time Magazine Archive

CPI data—which saw September rate-hike odds jump to 87% from roughly 60% prior to the release—“has been far too hawkish,” said Simon Ballard, chief economist at First Abu Dhabi Bank, in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

“One of the biggest risks would have been a softer CPI that left the market in that ‘unhinged moment’ in rates,” she said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 13, 2026

France and Spain will release final CPI data for August on Tuesday, followed by Italy on Wednesday and the eurozone on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The CPI rose 0.4% in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, bringing the 12-month inflation rate to 3.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

His p504 chart on GDP and CPI does not really clarify how Alan Blinder can come up with a correction of -1% per annum on the CPI.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus

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