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Special shoppers track price changes for CPI data
About 50 million Americans are affected when the CPI moves. Betty Oneal, a CPI shopper in San Diego, visits 12 food stores monthly to audit 120 items, notes price shifts, and reports to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI compares current prices to prior periods and guides adjustments for many workers and recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Gillmon
San Diego
Calif
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Oneal
Mary Munk
San Francisco
Mrs. Oneal