Consumer Price Index

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006278",
  "term": "Consumer Price Index",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Refers to an index measuring the change in the cost of typical wage-earner purchases of goods and services expressed as a percentage of the cost of these same goods and services in some base period. (Mish et al., 1988)\n\n2. For purposes of the Acid Rain Program, the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics unadjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the U.S. city average, for All Items on the latest reference base, or if such index is no longer published, such other index as the Administrator in his or her discretion determines meets the requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.(1) CPI (1990) means the CPI for all urban consumers for the month of August 1989. The “CPI (1990)” is 124.6 (with 1982-1984=100). Beginning in the month for which a new reference base is established, “CPI (1990)” will be the CPI value for August 1989 on the new reference base.(2) CPI (year) means the CPI for all urban consumers for the month of August of the previous year.\n\n3. CPI (1990) means the CPI for all urban consumers for the month of August 1989. The “CPI (1990)” is 124.6 (with 1982-1984=100). Beginning in the month for which a new reference base is established, “CPI (1990)” will be the CPI value for August 1989 on the new reference base.(2) CPI (year) means the CPI for all urban consumers for the month of August of the previous year.",
  "abbreviation": "CPI",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary",
    "40 CFR 72.2 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/consumer-price-index/"
}