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How the Consumer Price Index measures inflation
The Consumer Price Index is the chief benchmark economists use to measure inflation. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI each month by collecting information on the price of ...
6 Things All Retirees Need to Know About Social Security COLAs
Tens of millions of Americans rely on Social Security benefits for a substantial portion of their retirement income. Not only ...
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2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: Countries on front line of climate crisis in Asia Pacific struggling to fight back corruption
Governments across the Asia Pacific (APAC) are failing to deliver on anti-corruption pledges, with devastating consequences ...
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Inflation Calculator: See How Much Inflation Is Costing You
"The CPI index is designed to try to capture the ... according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, which calculates the mean of listed rents that fall into the 35th to 65th percentile range for ...
Social Security COLA prediction: Bad news for retirees?
The non-partisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...
Local economist says employees cannot keep up with cost of living despite minimum wage increase
The discrepancy is because the cost of rent and medical expenses are not used to calculate the consumer price index, from ...