A measure of inflation as determined by the U S federal government by using a "basket of goods " Used in leases as an impartial benchmark for the calculation of escalations
a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc
Consumer Price Index as determined annually by the California Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index, a measure designed to capture annual price changes in general goods Few people like inflation for its own sake today, but you have to know that declining prices (deflation) is associated with recessions and unemployment
Consumer Price Index An economic statistic that measures the price of a representative basket of goods and services The change in CPI over time measures the rate of price inflation in the economy
(Consumer Price Index)Measurement of changes in prices of a broad range of consumer items (See also BRDPI )
Consumer Price Index, an index of prices of items which make up the market basket of goods and services that consumers typically buy The percentage change in this index from one time period to another is a measure of inflation (if the index has increased) or deflation (if it has decreased)--also known as the change in the "cost of living "