consumer price index
noun
: an index measuring the change in the cost of typical wage-earner purchases of goods and services expressed as a percentage of the cost of these same goods and services in some base period
called also cost-of-living index
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That’s after the consumer price index for September inched up but came in below forecasts, clearing the way for the Fed to focus more on the maximum-employment side of its mandate than the inflation-fighting side.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
An automatic cost-of-living adjustment was added to Social Security benefits in 1975 that ties the adjustment to the consumer price index, meant to help benefits keep up with inflation.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Propelling stocks on the final day of the trading week was an encouraging read on the consumer price index for September , which was released 10 days late due to the federal government shutdown.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
These payments are in part calculated by work history and income but also are adjusted every year based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
An automatic cost-of-living adjustment was added to Social Security benefits in 1975 that ties the adjustment to the consumer price index, meant to help benefits keep up with inflation.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Propelling stocks on the final day of the trading week was an encouraging read on the consumer price index for September , which was released 10 days late due to the federal government shutdown.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
These payments are in part calculated by work history and income but also are adjusted every year based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W).
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consumer price index
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“Consumer price index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20price%20index. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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