Key econ. indicator

• Economist's stat
• Cost-of-living meas.
• Cost-of-living no.
• Govt. cost-of-living barometer
• Cost of living stat
• Inflation meas.
• Inflation stat
• Economic benchmark, briefly
• Retail price meas

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
CPI \CPI\ n. the consumer price index , an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer. The increase of this value each year is one measure of monetary inflation. Syn: consumer price index, cost-of-living index.