Dangers of an Underreported CPI - New American
Story date: 2008-06-11 10:17:00
Added on: 2008-06-11 20:15:28
Free PDF of NAU Issue The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The government uses the CPI to “calculate inflation.” Changes over the past 40 years to the CPI “to better ...
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