Policymakers cling to a 1970s consumer-price index formula that overstates cost increases and drives up automatic spending.
A new analysis reveals that long-standing policy choices in benefit calculation have cost retirees thousands, raising urgent ...
The Consumer Price Index Manual: Concepts and Methods has been released and is posted below. A culmination of six years’ work, the 2020 Manual represents an update of the 2004 CPI Manual. The primary ...