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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The May reading of the personal consumption expenditures price index also comes out.
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Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Later this week, the government releases its May personal consumption expenditures price index, the preferred inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
However, this is a price index problem, not a GDP problem.
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James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
25 June 2026
Later this week, the government releases its May personal consumption expenditures price index, the preferred inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
However, this is a price index problem, not a GDP problem.
—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for price index
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“Price index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price%20index. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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