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Articles on the 1998 CPI Revision from the Monthly Labor Review, December 1996

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Overview of the 1998 revision of the Consumer Price Index.
- by John S. Greenlees and Charles C. Mason
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The redesign of the CPI geographic sample.
- by Janet L. Williams
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Changing the item structure of the Consumer Price Index.
- by Walter Lane
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Publication strategy for the 1998 revised Consumer Price Index
- by Steven Grandits
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Revision of the CPI housing sample and estimators
- by Frank Ptacek and Robert M. Baskin
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Revision of the CPI hospital services component
- by Elaine M. Cardenas
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New methodology for selecting CPI outlet samples
- by Robert Cage
- Appendix: Telephone Point-of-Purchase Survey (TPOPS) questionnaire groups and Point-of Purchase Survey (POPS) expenditure categories
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Appendix 1: Item structure 1987 and 1998
- Major Group: Food and Beverages
- Major Group: Housing
- Major Group: Apparel and Upkeep/Apparel
- Major Group: Transportation
- Major Group: Medical Care
- Major Group: Entertainment/Recreation
- Major Group: /Education and Communication
- Major Group: Other Goods and Services/Other Goods and Services
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Appendix 2: Published basic area indexes, sample areas, population weights, and pricing cycles
- Northeast region
- Midwest region
- South region
- West region
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Appendix 3: National level index series, All items
- Major Group: Food and Beverages
- Major Group: Housing
- Major Group: Apparel
- Major Group: Transportation
- Major Group: Medical Care
- Major Group: Recreation
- Major Group: Education and Communication
- Major Group: Other Goods and Services
- Special Aggregate Indexes
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Appendix 3a: Regional and national city-size index series, All items
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Appendix 3b: City and regional city-size class index series, All items
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Last Modified Date: August 12, 2005