cost-of-living index
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After 2022, raises are based on the cost-of-living index.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
Each year, the agency produces a cost-of-living index that compares costs in the nation’s metro areas.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
The average income of $53,890 does not go far with a cost-of-living index of 138.2, the second-highest in the nation.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2015
As Weatherall explains in his book, to implement a true cost-of-living index, one actually has to use the so-called “gauge theory.”
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2013
In terms of percentages we may find the cost-of-living index for food increased by more than 8 percent, which in turn would result in more than a 3-percent increase in the cost of living.
From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.
