consumer price index

1. N-SING The consumer price index is an official measure of the rate of inflation within a country's economy. The abbreviation is also used. 消费者物价指数; 缩写成CPI[usu 'the' N]

In May the consumer price index fell by 1.1 per cent. 五月份的消费者物价指数下降了1.1个百分点。