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August 2008

Addressing misconceptions about the Consumer Price Index

John S. Greenlees, Robert McClelland

A number of longstanding myths regarding the Consumer Price Index and its methods of construction continue to circulate; this article attempts to address some of the misconceptions, with an eye toward increasing public understanding of this key economic indicator.

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