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Consumer Price Index
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Briefing Rooms: Food CPI, Prices, and Expenditures 
 U.S. food price forecasts for the consumer price index (CPI) of food consumed away from home and food at home, provided in categories such as meat, dairy, produce, and baked goods. Includes an explanation of how forecasts are developed, current food price outlook, comparisons with past years, and papers and audio features on topics such as rising food prices, taxing snack foods, and product costs. From the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/CPIFoodAndExpenditures/ Topics: Money Last updated Apr 9, 2008 Inflation Conversion Factors for Dollars 1665 to Estimated 2017
Tables of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation conversion factors to determine the value of dollars over time. Features graphs showing historical trends of price levels, movie prices, government spending, debt and deficits, election costs, minimum wages, congressional pay, and various other items. The author teaches political science at Oregon State University. http://oregonstate.edu/cla/polisci/faculty-research/sahr/sahr.htm Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Money Last updated Aug 28, 2008 What's a Dollar Worth?
This Federal Reserve Bank service uses data from the Consumer Price Index to automatically calculate CPI values across the years. The CPI Calculation Machine will translate the value of a specific dollar amount from a previous year into the equivalent amount in current dollars. There's also a Reverse CPI Calculation Machine that equates the value of an item or service in current dollars with any amount dating back to 1913. http://www.minneapolisfed.org/community_education/teacher/calc/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Money Last updated Dec 2, 2008 |
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