price index

Noun

Meaning

an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

price level cpi index inflation ceiling retail price index producer price index business index consumer price index inflationary spiral cost-of-living index wholesale price index consumer price indices output price index stock price index
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Antonyms

wholesale prices

Hypernyms

index indicator indicant index number

Hyponyms

cpi retail price index producer price index consumer price index cost-of-living index wholesale price index

Examples

According to the Bank of Canada announcement, in the first quarter of 2015, the total Consumer price index (CPI) inflation was about 1 per cent. Source: Internet

Adjusted for changes in the annual price index, pensions went up in real terms by 3.1% (1970), 0.3% (1971), 3.9% (1972), 4.4% (1973), and 4.2% (1974). Source: Internet

"A tariff increase will take its toll, having a drastic negative effect on the Gross National Product (GNP); Gross Domestic Product (GDP), disposable income, consumption, consumer price index, employment, government revenue from corporate taxation etc. Source: Internet

Brüning's policy of deflation (1930–1932) Gross national product (inflation adjusted) and price index in German Reich 1926–1936. Source: Internet

A fourth report on Tuesday showed the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite price index rose 6.5 percent year-on-year in May after increasing 6.7 percent in April. Source: Internet

Depending on the measure used, £10,401 in 1588 could equate to either £2,040,000 (using the retail price index) or £23,300,000 (using the average earnings index). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

price hike price in price increase price index for price index using weightings price indexes