Though it was designed simply to measure changes in prices, over the years the CPI has become the government's de facto cost of living index.
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It also retains the current cost of living index of a 1 cent wage increase for every . 26 increase of the Consumer Price Index.
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The cost of living index during the first 11 months of this year went up by 2.7 percent compared with the same period last year.
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Houston, for example, enjoys the lowest cost of living of the top 25 metropolitan areas in the country with a cost of living index of 93.8.
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Secondly, many states do not provide for dearness allowance, a safeguard against inflation and finally minimum wages are not linked to a cost of living index.
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Israel's cost of living index rose 0 . 2 percent in February, the third straight month of relatively low inflation, the Central Statistics Bureau announced Wednesday.
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The cost of living index rose by 47 percent so far during 1995, and by nearly 100 percent since exchange controls were imposed 17 months ago.
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From 1 July 1986 the percentage has been revised every 6 months based on the cost of living index . 72 to 80 DA may be allowance.
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Economists now expect the cost of living index for Western Germany to post a 0.1 percent decline in July, compared with a 0.4 percent rise in June.
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The cost of living index during the first 11 months of this year went up by 2 . 7 percent compared with the same period last year.
