Comment on CPI Biases

Walter Erwin Diewert ()

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Abstract: The paper discusses various sources of bias in the U.S. CPI. Available research indicates that the U.S. Consumer Price Index overstated inflation approximately 1.3 to 1.7% per year during the past decade.

Keywords: INFLATION; PRICE INDEXES; PRICES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C43 C81 E31 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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