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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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Published in:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 19 - 25
Main Author: Stewart, Kenneth J.
Format: Article
Published: US Department of Labor Apr2008
Subjects:
United States
Economic indicators
Older people
Cost of living
Medical care
Price inflation
Caring
Consumer price indexes
Industrial statistics
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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