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June 1982

Changing the treatment of shelter costs for homeowners in the CPI

Robert Gillingham, Walter Lane

In 1983, the treatment of housing in the official Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers will change to reflect only the cost of shelter services of owner-occupied housing.

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