consumer price
1consumer price — ➔ price1 …
2Consumer Price Index — consumer price in·dex n: an index measuring the change in the cost of typical wage earner purchases of goods and services in some base period – called also cost of living index; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. Consumer …
3consumer price inflation — ➔ inflation * * * consumer price inflation UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS increases in the prices that people pay in a particular period of time for goods and services, and the measurement of these rises: »The rise in wholesale prices was not unduly… …
4consumer price index — n. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer, calculated and published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; abbreviated {CPI}, and usually referred to by that acronym. The Bureau maintains several indices… …
5Consumer Price Index — (CPI) cost of living index, (Economics) comparison of the price of basic goods and services during a specific period versus the price of those goods and services during a base period (used as a measure of the inflation rate) …
6Consumer price index — CPI redirects here. For other uses, see CPI (disambiguation). A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The CPI, in the United States is defined by the Bureau of Labor …
7Consumer price index by country — Contents 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 Belgium 4 Canada …
8consumer price index — an index of the changes in the cost of goods and services to a typical consumer, based on the costs of the same goods and services at a base period. Abbr.: CPI Also called cost of living index. [1945 50] * * * ▪ economics Introduction… …
9Consumer price index (South Africa) — For other uses, see Consumer price index. The consumer price index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation in South Africa. One variant, the consumer price index excluding mortgage costs (CPIX), is officially targeted by the South African… …
10Consumer Price Index (United Kingdom) — For other uses, see Consumer price index. CPI, 1988 to present, 2005=100 …
