its widely cited 1.1 percentage points CPI bias figure. The author also argues that the Commission ignored the possibility … that quality improvements could actually produce a net downward bias to CPI components because the implicit quality … increase than the CPI. He argues that it would have been preferable to separately address the distinct issues of CPI …

The author supports the type of the back-of-the-envelope calculations of CPI bias that the Commission used so … solvency, the author argues that use of the CPI to adjust social security benefits downward is not a preferred option. He … specific quantitative adjustment to the CPI index used to adjust federal programs. …

Academy of Sciences panel, to improve CPI measurement. The author examines the thorny issue of the CPI for health care, with … initiatives. By implementing many of the methodological changes suggested, the BLS has reduced net CPI inaccuracy and increased … professional confidence in the reliability of the CPI. …

Headline CPI, core CPI, and indices for various small expenditure categories were analyzed. Sustainable long …-term linear trends have been found in the difference between the headline CPI and these indices. Overall, the results completely …

. The empirical results also reveal a relatively faster rate of convergence during the post-inflation targeting period (1991 …

indicator. We find that inflation rates of both index of CPI are explained by the inflation rate of wholesale prices. For both …This document presents a multivariate transfer function model for two components of CPI, the processed food and non … components of the CPI it is accepted that elasticities in the long term to the consumption goods of industrial prices index are …

In the United States, there exist robust linear trends in the differences between headline (or core) CPI and price … by an elevated volatility. The difference between the core CPI and the price index for motor fuel can be also accurately …

Previously, linear trends were revealed in the differences between the headline CPI and the price indices for various … subcategories of the CPI in the United States. These trends can be continuous, as observed with the price index for medical care, or …