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Consumer Price Index

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000402

These prices are collected in 85 urban areas selected to represent all urban consumers about 80 percent of the total U.S. population. The service stations are selected initially and on a replacement basis, in such a way that they represent the purchasing habits of the CPI population. Service stations in the current sample include those providing all types of service (i.e., full, mini, and self service).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000402
FieldEnergy
AbbreviationCPI
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000402",
  "term": "Consumer Price Index",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "These prices are collected in 85 urban areas selected to represent all urban consumers about 80 percent of the total U.S. population. The service stations are selected initially and on a replacement basis, in such a way that they represent the purchasing habits of the CPI population. Service stations in the current sample include those providing all types of service (i.e., full, mini, and self service).",
  "abbreviation": "CPI",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/consumer-price-index/"
}

Record 402 of 2,500 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.