index of changes in consumer prices
1Consumer Prices Index — (CPI) United Kingdom One of two consumer price indices used as the domestic measure of inflation in the UK (see also Retail Prices Index (RPI)). The CPI is published by the Office for National Statistics. It measures the average change from month …
2consumer prices index — conˌsumer ˈprice index [consumer price index] (BrE also conˌsumer ˈprices index) noun singular (abbr. CPI) …
3(the) Consumer Prices Index — the Consumer Price Index [the Consumer Price Index] (AmE the Consumer Prices Index) (abbr the CPI) The CPI is calculated by look …
4Consumer Reports — cover dated November 2005 Editorial Director Kevin McKean Categories Consumer advocacy Frequency Monthly …
5consumer — early 15c., one who squanders or wastes, agent noun from CONSUME (Cf. consume). In economic sense, one who uses up goods or articles (opposite of producer) from 1745. Consumer goods is attested from 1890. In U.S., consumer price index calculated… …
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 …
8index — A specialized average. Stock indexes may be calculated by establishing a base against which the current value of the stocks, commodities, bonds, etc., will change; for example, the S&P 500 index uses the 1941 1943 market value of the 500 stocks… …
9Consumer Price Index (United Kingdom) — For other uses, see Consumer price index. CPI, 1988 to present, 2005=100 …
10consumer 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… …
