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Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, January 16, 2009 This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported January 16, 2009, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) fo... Grade: 9-12    Published: 01/28/2009

Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Deflation, December 16, 2008 This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported December 16, 2008, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) f... Grade: 9-12    Published: 12/31/2008

Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Consumer Price Index, November 19, 2008 This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported November 19, 2008, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the... Grade: 9-12    Published: 12/15/2008

Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Consumer Price Index, October 16, 2008 This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported October 16, 2008, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the ... Grade: 9-12    Published: 12/02/2008

Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Consumer Price Index, January 16, 2008 This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reported on January 16, 2008, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of December, ... Grade: 9-12    Published: 01/16/2008

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