TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cagan,Phillip
AU  - Moore,Geoffrey Hoyt
TI  - The consumer price index: issues and alternatives 
SN  - 0844734462
U1  - 338.5'28'0973 
PY  - 1981///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - American Enterprise Institute
KW  - Consumer price indexes
KW  - Prices
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Inflation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - This volume assesses the merits and demerits of the Consumer Price Index in view of widespread criticisms that it has overstated the rate of inflation, especially as an index for escalating wages, social security, and federal pension payments. The book describe the purpose, uses, and construction of the CPI and compare it with various alternative measures of price changes.
ER  -