Chained Consumer Price Index How Is It Different, and Would It Be Appropriate for Cost-of-Living Adjustments?.

Chained Consumer Price Index How Is It Different, and Would It Be Appropriate for Cost-of-Living Adjustments?.

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Corporate author / creator:Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Imprint:[S.l] : [s.n.], 2009.
Description:12 p. : digital, PDF file.
Language:English
Subject:
Consumer price indexes.
Cost and standard of living.
Cities and towns.
Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10709617
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Other uniform titles:ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
Notes: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.
Summary:Discusses BLS new chained CPI for all urban consumers, which is intended to produce a measure of change in consumer prices that is free of substitution bias. Reviews methodological and statistical differences between current and chain-weighted CPI, and examines policy considerations.
Other form:Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Chained Consumer Price Index

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