Nation article on CPI index

[John K. Taber]

James Devine wrote:
> 
> Dear Ms. Carey:
> 
> Thank you for this information. I am confused, however. The CPI-W and the
> CPI-U have been around for quite awhile, the first being the CPI for
> nonsupervisory wage workers (I believe) and the latter being for urban
> employees. Are these different from the "cpi w" and "cpi u" that you mention?

[snip]

Thanks, Jim. There are several CPIs around, some of them experimental,
like the one for older people which takes medical costs into account.

It is possible that cpi-w is being shaved, but I don't think cpi-w
is new.

The squib in the Nation just isn't clear.

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