Articles on the 1998 CPI Revision from the Monthly Labor Review, December 1996

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• Overview of the 1998 revision of the Consumer Price Index.
  • by John S. Greenlees and Charles C. Mason
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• The redesign of the CPI geographic sample.
  • by Janet L. Williams
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• Changing the item structure of the Consumer Price Index.
  • by Walter Lane
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• Publication strategy for the 1998 revised Consumer Price Index
  • by Steven Grandits
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• Revision of the CPI housing sample and estimators
  • by Frank Ptacek and Robert M. Baskin
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• Revision of the CPI hospital services component
  • by Elaine M. Cardenas
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• New methodology for selecting CPI outlet samples
  • by Robert Cage
  • Appendix: Telephone Point-of-Purchase Survey (TPOPS) questionnaire groups and Point-of Purchase Survey (POPS) expenditure categories
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• Appendix 1: Item structure 1987 and 1998
  • Major Group: Food and Beverages
  • Major Group: Housing
  • Major Group: Apparel and Upkeep/Apparel
  • Major Group: Transportation
  • Major Group: Medical Care
  • Major Group: Entertainment/Recreation
  • Major Group: /Education and Communication
  • Major Group: Other Goods and Services/Other Goods and Services
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• Appendix 2: Published basic area indexes, sample areas, population weights, and pricing cycles
  • Northeast region
  • Midwest region
  • South region
  • West region
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• Appendix 3: National level index series, All items
  • Major Group: Food and Beverages
  • Major Group: Housing
  • Major Group: Apparel
  • Major Group: Transportation
  • Major Group: Medical Care
  • Major Group: Recreation
  • Major Group: Education and Communication
  • Major Group: Other Goods and Services
  • Special Aggregate Indexes
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• Appendix 3a: Regional and national city-size index series, All items
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• Appendix 3b: City and regional city-size class index series, All items
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Last Modified Date: August 12, 2005