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Term Definition
CPI (Consumer Price Index)
- a calculation of the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued monthly, tracking the costs of consumer goods and services.
Application in Divorce
The CPI is sometimes used in making calculations involving
COLA
adjustments.
As the CPI increases it is assumed the cost of living also increases.
See COLA.
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