Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
(the) consumer price index — the consumer price index UK US noun american the retail price index http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/consumer price index.htm Thesaurus: prices and costssynonym types of prices and describing prices and costshyponym * * * the … Useful english dictionary
Consumer price index (South Africa) — For other uses, see Consumer price index. The consumer price index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation in South Africa. One variant, the consumer price index excluding mortgage costs (CPIX), is officially targeted by the South African… … Wikipedia
Consumer Price Index — consumer price in·dex n: an index measuring the change in the cost of typical wage earner purchases of goods and services in some base period – called also cost of living index; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. Consumer … Law dictionary
Consumer price index (Belgium) — The Belgian Consumer Price Index (commonly referred to as the Index) is a list of prices of goods and services, kept by the Belgian Federal Government Service Economy. The Index is updated on a monthly basis, and reflects the evolution in the… … Wikipedia
consumer price index — n. An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer, calculated and published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; abbreviated {CPI}, and usually referred to by that acronym. The Bureau maintains several indices… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the consumer price index — US : a list of prices of goods and services that shows how much prices have changed in a given period of time abbr. CPI ; called also (Brit) retail price index • • • Main Entry: ↑consumer price index … Useful english dictionary
Consumer Price Index — (CPI) cost of living index, (Economics) comparison of the price of basic goods and services during a specific period versus the price of those goods and services during a base period (used as a measure of the inflation rate) … English contemporary dictionary
Consumer price index — CPI redirects here. For other uses, see CPI (disambiguation). A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The CPI, in the United States is defined by the Bureau of Labor … Wikipedia
Consumer price index by country — Contents 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 Belgium 4 Canada … Wikipedia
consumer price index — an index of the changes in the cost of goods and services to a typical consumer, based on the costs of the same goods and services at a base period. Abbr.: CPI Also called cost of living index. [1945 50] * * * ▪ economics Introduction… … Universalium
