the retail price index
31consumer 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… …
32consumer price index — ( CPI) The CPI, as it is called, measures the prices of consumer goods and services and is a measure of the pace of US inflation. The US Department of Labor publishes the CPI every month. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary a measure of the aggregate… …
33Producer Price Index — ( PPI) An index that shows the cost of resources needed to produce manufactured goods during the previous month. Chicago Board of Trade glossary ( PPI) index measuring changes in wholesale prices, published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics… …
34wholesale price index — measure of changes in the prices charged by manufacturers and wholesalers. Wholesale price indexes measure the changes in commodity prices at a selected stage or stages before goods reach the retail level; the prices may be those charged by… …
35wholesale price index — UK US noun [C, usually singular] (ABBREVIATION WPI) ECONOMICS ► a list of some basic wholesale prices that shows how they change over time, used to measure inflation: »Year on year inflation, measured by the wholesale price index, is currently 3% …
36Wholesale Price Index - WPI — An index that measures and tracks the changes in price of goods in the stages before the retail level. Wholesale price indexes (WPIs) report monthly to show the average price changes of goods sold in bulk, and they are a group of the indicators… …
37producer price index — PPI A measure of the rate of inflation among goods purchased and manufactured by UK industry (replacing the former wholesale price index). It measures the movements in prices of about 10 000 goods relative to the same base year. Compare Retail… …
38Consumer Price Index — /kənˌsju:mə praɪs ˌɪndeks/ noun an American index showing how prices of consumer goods have risen over a period of time, used as a way of measuring inflation and the cost of living (NOTE: The British equivalent is the Retail Prices Index or RPI.) …
39Consumer Price Index — /kənˌsju:mə praɪs ˌɪndeks/ noun an American index showing how prices of consumer goods have risen over a period of time, used as a way of measuring inflation and the cost of living. Abbreviation CPI (NOTE: The UK term is retail prices index.) ▪▪▪ …
40index-linked — ˈindex linked adjective ECONOMICS FINANCE index linked loans, pension S etc are those whose value follows the level of prices in the Retail Price Index: • For investors still concerned about inflation, an index linked account is well worth… …
