Meanings
alternative CPI
- economicsA statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.
The latest consumer price index (CPI) figures—which measure a broad range of goods and services—showed prices rising by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April, down from 1.2% in March, the first fall since August 2021.
2022 May 11, Dominic Rushe, “US inflation rate slows but remains close to 40-year high”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 消費者物價指數 /消费者物价指数, 消費價格指數 /消费价格指数
- 消費者物價指數 /消费者物价指数 (xiāofèizhě wùjià zhǐshù)statistical estimate of the level of prices
- 消費價格指數 /消费价格指数 (xiāofèi jiàgé zhǐshù)statistical estimate of the level of prices
- 居民消費價格指數 /居民消费价格指数 (jūmín xiāofèi jiàgé zhǐshù)statistical estimate of the level of prices
Czech index spotřebitelských cen
- index spotřebitelských censtatistical estimate of the level of prices
Dutch consumentenprijsindex
- consumentenprijsindexstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Finnish kuluttajahintaindeksi
- kuluttajahintaindeksistatistical estimate of the level of prices
French indice des prix à la consommation
- indice des prix à la consommationstatistical estimate of the level of prices
German Lebenshaltungskostenindex, Verbraucherpreisindex
- Lebenshaltungskostenindexstatistical estimate of the level of prices
- Verbraucherpreisindexstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Hungarian fogyasztói árindex
- fogyasztói árindexstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Indonesian indeks harga konsumen
- indeks harga konsumenstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Italian indice prezzi al consumo
- indice prezzi al consumostatistical estimate of the level of prices
Japanese 消費者物価指数
- 消費者物価指数 (shōhisha bukka shisū)statistical estimate of the level of prices
Malay indeks harga pengguna
- indeks harga penggunastatistical estimate of the level of prices
Norwegian Bokmål konsumprisindeks
- konsumprisindeksstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Polish wskaźnik cen towarów i usług konsumpcyjnych
- wskaźnik cen towarów i usług konsumpcyjnychstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Russian и́ндекс потреби́тельских цен
- и́ндекс потреби́тельских цен (índeks potrebítelʹskix cen)statistical estimate of the level of prices
Spanish índice de precios al consumo
- índice de precios al consumostatistical estimate of the level of prices
Swedish konsumentprisindex
- konsumentprisindexstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Ukrainian і́ндекс спожи́вчих цін
- і́ндекс спожи́вчих цін (índeks spožývčyx cin)statistical estimate of the level of prices
Vietnamese chỉ số giá tiêu dùng
- chỉ số giá tiêu dùngstatistical estimate of the level of prices
Cite this entry
consumer price index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumer%20price%20index
“consumer price index.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumer%20price%20index. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consumer price index,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumer%20price%20index.
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