Reviewed by Somer Anderson The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is considered one of the most fundamental and critically important economic indicators used to measure inflation. A CPI is used not only in ...

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public-sector corruption.

Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. TI observes that ...

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The two indexes also have different scopes. Unlike the CPI, the PCE includes spending done on behalf of consumers. One common example is medical spending. The CPI takes into account only what a ...

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For example, hourly workers tend to spend a greater percentage of their income on transportation, so it is weighted more heavily in the CPI-W. CPI-E: The Consumer Price Index for the Elderly.