price index
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of price index
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The consumer price index rose 3.8% in the year to the end of June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge is the personal consumption expenditures price index, which is considered more accurate than the better-known consumer-price index.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The main PCE price index leaped to a three-year high of 4.1% in the 12 months that ended in May, up from 2.9% in February.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The agency responsible for publishing the Fed’s preferred measure, the price index of personal-consumption expenditures, plans to revamp how it handles three components.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Fifty thousand pounds in modern money, using a retail price index, but £725,000 in modern money using an average wage multiplier.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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