Video What Is Consumer Price Index (CPI)? | Show Me | NBC News

Every month the government issues its measure of consumer inflation (aka "Consumer Price Index" or simply CPI) and every month Americans scratch their heads in puzzlement.
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For a better understanding of this important, but complicated, economic indicator, watch this animation, reported with CNBC's Allison Linn.

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What Is Consumer Price Index (CPI)? | Show Me | NBC News