INFLATE: Stata module to inflate variables to real dollars using the CPI-U series

Sean McCulloch

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: inflate is a one-line command to inflate (or deflate) variables from any year to any other year based on the annual average Consumer Price Index All Urban, All Items U.S. City Average. inflate adjusts to the year specified in end(int) using either a constant starting year in start(int) or a year variable that can change across observations in year(varname). Inflation is calculated according to the simple formula: newvar = oldvar*(CPI_end / CPI_start or CPI_year).

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 16
Keywords: inflation; FRED (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-01-07, Revised 2024-06-30
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install inflate". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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