U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economic News Release
Briefing on the Consumer Price Index, December 3, 1996
Table of Contents
Summary of the Briefing on the Consumer Price Index
Attachment A: The 1998 Consumer Price Index Revision
Attachment B: Chart: Illustrative Comparison of Weight Changes for CPI Components
Attachment C: Current and Revised CPI Item Structure
Attachment D: Changing the CPI's Hospital and Related Services Component
Attachment E: Research Issues Related to the Geometric Mean Formula for Elementary Indexes
Attachment F: Experimental CPI for Americans 62 years of age and older
Attachment G: Background on Scanner Data in the CPI
Attachment H: Brent R. Moulton, "Bias in the Consumer Price Index: What is the Evidence?"
Attachment I: Katharine G. Abraham, "Statistics in the Spotlight: Improving the Consumer Price Index: Statement."
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