The experimental consumer price index for elderly Americans (CPI-E): 1982-2007.

Over the 25 years from December 1982 to December 2007, the experimental consumer price index for Americans 62 years of age and older (CPI-E) rose somewhat faster than the CPI-U and the CPI-W, mainly because prices for medical care and shelter, which are weighted more heavily in the CPI-E, increased...

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Publicado en:	Monthly Labor Review Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 19 - 25
Autor principal:	Stewart, Kenneth J.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	US Department of Labor Apr2008
Materias:	United States Economic indicators Older people Cost of living Medical care Price inflation Caring Consumer price indexes Industrial statistics
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	Over the 25 years from December 1982 to December 2007, the experimental consumer price index for Americans 62 years of age and older (CPI-E) rose somewhat faster than the CPI-U and the CPI-W, mainly because prices for medical care and shelter, which are weighted more heavily in the CPI-E, increased more rapidly than overall inflation during the period