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cost-of-ˈliv·ing in·dex N Am, Aus (retail price index)

cost-of-living index

Lebenshaltungsindex m

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the cost-of-living index

der Lebenshaltungskostenindex

to peg wage increases to the cost-of-living index

Lohnerhöhungen pl auf dem Niveau des Lebenshaltungskostenindexes halten

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The study determined the base prices for the cost-of-living index. en.wikipedia.org

The cost-of-living index for employee households has risen at 2.8% per year. theconversation.com

The council's cost-of-living index doesn't measure inflation but instead compares prices for 57 goods and services bought by households where middle managers live. gazette.com

Thus, superlative index numbers are used to provide a fairly close approximation to the underlying cost-of-living index number in a wide range of circumstances. en.wikipedia.org

A cost-of-living index would measure changes over time in the amount that consumers need to spend to reach a certain utility level or standard of living. en.wikipedia.org

There are many different methodologies that have been developed to approximate cost-of-living indexes, including methods that allow for substitution among items as relative prices change. en.wikipedia.org

The retail prices involved in the cost-of-living index, being relatively sticky, do not afford all the information necessary for regulating the volume of money. en.wikipedia.org

They may also be tied to a cost-of-living index that varies by geographic location if the employee moves. en.wikipedia.org

Solid-waste-management and other charges should be linked to the cost-of-living index, along with levy of administrative charges for chronic littering. en.wikipedia.org

Macroeconomic data not derived from the national accounts are also of wide interest, for example some cost-of-living indexes, the unemployment rate, and the labor force participation rate. en.wikipedia.org

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