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Old April 1st, 2013 #39
Marse Supial
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Originally Posted by jaekel View Post
What factors do they use to determine the value of the dollar? Where do they get their prices? From what products? The reason I ask, is that there is a vast difference in pricing, depending on what you buy, and where you buy it.
There are several measures of inflation. One of the most commonly cited ones is the CPI. http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

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