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consum'er price' in"dex




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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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