Personal inflation rate and CPI gaps explained
The CPI 1983 rise of 3.8 percent, the smallest since 1972, affects those tied to cost of living adjustments. The index uses a fixed market basket, ignores behavior changes, and weights housing, food, and transportation. Seasonal adjustments differ from personal spending patterns, leaving out taxes and savings.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York City
New York
Labor Department
Osaka Plans 21st Century Transformation To Boost Culture and Commerce
Osaka launches the 21st Century Plan to reinvent itself as an ultramodern hub blending rich culture with advanced transport and communication. The program, set to run through 2001, aims to dispel the badge of greed and recapture cultural dynamism, led by Matsushita executive Konosuke Matsushita and local officials.
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Osaka
Japan
Association
Konosuke Matsushita
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd
Naoaki Hayashida
Osaka Bay
Hayashida
Tokyo
Nara
Kyoto
Sakai
Osaka Prefecture
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Kampaku
Toyotomi
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