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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While other home price indexes and surveys measure just existing home values, this one measures both new and existing.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
However, energy and food prices can be quite volatile (and influenced by one-time factors), so the Fed also closely watches the core PCE price index, which excludes food and energy, as a way to gauge underlying inflation trends.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Another postponed government report published Tuesday, the producer price index, showed a relatively modest pickup in wholesale inflation in September, excluding volatile energy and food costs.
—Molly Smith, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Other data due this week include the producer price index and durable goods orders for September.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
However, energy and food prices can be quite volatile (and influenced by one-time factors), so the Fed also closely watches the core PCE price index, which excludes food and energy, as a way to gauge underlying inflation trends.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Another postponed government report published Tuesday, the producer price index, showed a relatively modest pickup in wholesale inflation in September, excluding volatile energy and food costs.
—Molly Smith, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Other data due this week include the producer price index and durable goods orders for September.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Price index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20index. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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