Separate Consumer Price Index for the Elderly?

Discusses Federal indexing of social security benefits to increase the CPI for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W), and reviews concerns that CPI-W indexes may not accurately reflect the inflation experience of the elderly population. Examines expenditure patterns and average inflation r...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Consumer price indexes. Cost and standard of living. Planning. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses Federal indexing of social security benefits to increase the CPI for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W), and reviews concerns that CPI-W indexes may not accurately reflect the inflation experience of the elderly population. Examines expenditure patterns and average inflation rates of the elderly population, BLS experimental CPI for the elderly, and policy considerations.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.