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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Bulgaria’s harmonized consumer price index — which is comparable across European countries — came in at 2.8% in April according to statistics agency Eurostat.
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 June 2025
In its earlier form, the bill would have limited annual rent increases to 2% of rent plus any increases in the annual consumer price index and provide a process for park owners to appeal that limit in particular cases.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
For all America’s moderating higher-price worries, Japanese consumer price index inflation is rising at a 3.6% year-on-year rate, nearly double the central bank’s 2% target.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
April's annual consumer price index is expected to remain at 2.4% from March, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 June 2025
In its earlier form, the bill would have limited annual rent increases to 2% of rent plus any increases in the annual consumer price index and provide a process for park owners to appeal that limit in particular cases.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
For all America’s moderating higher-price worries, Japanese consumer price index inflation is rising at a 3.6% year-on-year rate, nearly double the central bank’s 2% target.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
April's annual consumer price index is expected to remain at 2.4% from March, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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“Consumer price index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20price%20index. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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