The Consumer Price Index: A History and Source List
Karen Chapman
(Assistant commerce librarian and an assistant professor of library administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign.)
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Abstract
While most Americans have heard of the consumer price index, many people are not knowledgeable about its meaning or history. In this article, Karen Chapman explains how the index reflects and affects the nation's economy, and lists sources of related information.
Citation
Chapman, K. (1985), "The Consumer Price Index: A History and Source List", Reference Services Review, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 47-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048918
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1985, MCB UP Limited