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LIFO - Department Store Inventory Price Index - Field Definitions

Area

Indicates the area for which indexes are available.

Base

Indicates the designated reference date from which price change is measured, where the "current" base year (S) is 1982-84=100 or more recent.

Item

Indicates the group or pool for which indexes are available.

 

Last Modified Date: November 01, 2002