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Cost-of-living index

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000426

A conceptual measurement of changes over time in the amount that consumers need to spend to reach a certain standard of living.

Note: For more information, see question 9 of the CPI FAQs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000426
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000426",
  "term": "Cost-of-living index",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A conceptual measurement of changes over time in the amount that consumers need to spend to reach a certain standard of living.\n\nNote: For more information, see question 9 of the CPI FAQs.",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/cost-of-living-index/"
}

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