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How Do I Find the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Cost of Living?

April 26, 2017consumer COST CPI index Living price

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How Do I Find the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Cost of Living?

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The CPI is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for selected items. Therefore, as a Cost of Living Index it serves as a guideline. However, the CPI is the most widely used measure of inflation and is often used to adjust consumers’ income payments.