Math Tools Support Material: Consumer Price Index (Estimate) 1800-

Support Material: Consumer Price Index (Estimate) 1800-

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This page has data on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases CPI data monthly.

Indexes from 1800 to 1912 and 2011 estimated by splicing the following series:

1800 to 1851 - Index of Prices Paid by Vermont Farmers for Family Living;
1851 to 1890 - Consumer Price Index by Ethel D. Hoover;
1890 to 1912 - Cost of Living Index by Albert Rees;
2011 - An estimate for 2011 is based on the change in the CPI from first quarter 2010 to first quarter 2011.

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolishttp://www.minneapolisfed.org/community_education/teacher/calc/

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