consumer price index

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.

Equivalents

Españolíndice de precios al consumo

Françaisindice des prix à la consommation

DeutschLebenshaltungskostenindex Verbraucherpreisindex

10 more languages

Češtinaindex spotřebitelských cen

Suomikuluttajahintaindeksi

Bahasa Indonesiaindeks harga konsumen

Italianoindice prezzi al consumo

日本語消費者物価指数

Bahasa Melayuindeks harga pengguna

Nederlandsconsumentenprijsindex

Русскийи́ндекс потреби́тельских цен

Svenskakonsumentprisindex

Українськаі́ндекс спожи́вчих цін

Examples

“The latest consumer price index (CPI) figures—which measure ⟳ a broad range of goods and services—showed prices rising by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April, down from 1.2% in March ⟳, the first fall ⟳ since August 2021.”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

consumer research consumer resistance consumer rights consumer society consumer surplus consumer unit

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