Consumer Price Index : An Overview.

Examines the background of and possible biases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to measure inflation, and compares the CPI with an alternative price measure prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Also reviews indexation applications, and various procedures for utilizing CPI data.

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], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Consumer price indexes. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Examines the background of and possible biases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to measure inflation, and compares the CPI with an alternative price measure prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Also reviews indexation applications, and various procedures for utilizing CPI data.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.