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Indexing and Alternative Measures of Inflation.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Consumer price indexes.
- Cost and standard of living.
- Inflation (Finance).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (12 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Examines "indexing" of inflation, the process by which the federal government periodically adjusts the value given to the purchasing power, or "real" value, of dollar amounts stipulated in legislation. Describes cost-of-living index, consumer price index, producer price index, and national income and product accounts. Reviews flaws and limitations of each of these different indices.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Indexing and Alternative Measures of Inflation
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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