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cpi
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cpi, n.
the consumer price index, an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer. The increase of this value each year is one measure of monetary inflation. [WordNet 1.5]
" For a table of values from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the CPI over time, see CPI-U from 1913 to 1998." [PJC]
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