CPI - Consumer Price Index

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Definition: The Consumer Price Index [or CPI]  is one of the most important benchmarks to the market and specific sectors [such as retail], the CPI measures the prices of goods and service for the American Consumer.  It is published monthly by the U.S. Department of Labor and measures inflation.  The CPI measures price changes from the consumer's perspective, whereas the PPI measures it from the seller's / manufacturer's perspective.
 

 

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