price index
noun
: an index number expressing the level of a group of commodity prices relative to the level of the prices of the same commodities during an arbitrarily chosen base period and used to indicate changes in the level of prices from one period to another
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Annual consumer prices grew just 2.3% in April, according to the Consumer Price Index, and inflation that month fell to 2.1%, according to the separate Personal Consumption Expenditures price index.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Budget-conscious home seekers who need any whiff of hope may cheer the latest Case-Schiller national price index.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, was up at a 2.3% pace ending in March.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s key inflation measure, increased just 0.1% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.1%, the lowest of 205.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Budget-conscious home seekers who need any whiff of hope may cheer the latest Case-Schiller national price index.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, was up at a 2.3% pace ending in March.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve’s key inflation measure, increased just 0.1% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.1%, the lowest of 205.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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“Price index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20index. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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