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Consumer Price Index Fact Sheets

These fact sheets provide information on how we treat certain specific items in the Consumer Price Index.

CPI Fact Sheets

  • Understanding the Consumer Price Index: Answers to Some Questions
  • How BLS Measures Changes in Consumer Prices
  • Guide to Available CPI Data (PDF 15K)
  • How to Obtain CPI Information
  • How to Use the Consumer Price Index for Escalation (PDF 12K)
  • The Consumer Price Index--Why the Published Averages Don't Always Match An Individual's Inflation Experience (PDF 136KB)
  • Consumer Price Indexes for Rent and Rental Equivalence

How BLS Measures Price Change in the Consumer Price Index for:

  • Airline Fares
  • Cable Television
  • Personal Computers and Peripheral Equipment
  • Household Fuels
  • Lodging Away from Home
  • Medical Care
  • Motor Fuels
  • Motor Vehicle Insurance
  • New Vehicles
  • Telephone Services, Cellular
  • Telephone Services, Local
  • Telephone Services, Long Distance
  • Tuition and Fees, College
  • Tuition and Fees, Elementary and High School
  • Used Cars and Trucks

 

Last Modified Date: June 26, 2008

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