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Improvements to the CPI index series for residential telecommunications services

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By Bradley Akin, John Bieler, Craig Brown, Kerri Chicarella
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Featured Article Residential telecommunications services consist of a combination of telephone, internet, and television services. In February 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) began to adjust the price quotes of residential telecommunications services to improve the accuracy of Consumer Price Index series. However, BLS analysts experienced a few challenges. This article identifies and addresses those challenges.
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The consumer price index continued its slowdown in 2015: energy was the main factor

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By Bradley Akin
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Overall price change remained modest in 2015, as the U.S. All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI) posted the second-lowest increase in 50 years. As in 2014, inflation was limited by declining energy prices. Although food prices still increased in 2015, they did so at a substantially lower rate than in 2014. By contrast, the index for all items less food and energy increased at a faster rate in 2015, due in part to higher shelter prices.
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