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Inflation: Tamed for Good?
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Current Statistics
Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers

U.S. City Average
October 2009October 2008% Change
216.177216.573-0.2 %
Portland-Vancouver
1st Half 20091st Half 2008% Change
214.102214.6-1.0 %
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
CPI Calculator
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Calculator
Find out how much the value of the dollar has changed over time. The Consumer Price Index Calculator allows you to enter a dollar amount, then find out how its purchasing power has changed over a time period of your specification.
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Consumer Price Index
This data table shows year-to-date CPI data for the U.S. and Portland, plus annual average data back to 1970.
Nov-18-2009
Consumer Price Indexes: Common Measures of Inflation
The headline Consumer Price Index is always in the news, but did you know the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces many different measures of inflation?
Sep-24-2009
Sub-Prime Poison
Mortgage lenders dominated economic and financial news in August 2007.
Sep-26-2007
ECI Charts Employers’ Labor Costs
Overview of an important measure of national changes in employee wages and benefits.
Feb-05-2007
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Bureau of Labor Statistics - Consumer Price Index
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces the consumer price index. Their site contains CPI data and reports.
Salary Relocation Calculator
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Thinking of relocating to another city? This Salary Relocation Calculator can help you determine the difference in cost of living between cities.
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Wages and Income
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