Wage Series Part 9: What’s the Real Difference in How the “U” and “W” CPI Measures are Calculated?

Wage Series Part 9:  What’s the Real Difference in How the “U” and “W” CPI Measures are Calculated?

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

spot the differenceIn the last blog article we addressed the recent .5% gap between the “U” and “W” indices. We discussed whether over time there was a significant difference between the CPI-W and the CPI-U, explaining that there was not:

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Wages Series Part 8: Is there a Difference Between the “U” and “W” CPI and Does It Matter?

Wages Series Part 8:  Is there a Difference Between the “U” and “W” CPI and Does It Matter?

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

tomatoIn our July 24th blog article we reported on the June CPI and noted the wide spread between the “U” and “W” inflation indices and promised to provide an explanation as to the differences in these inflation measures. We cover that in today’s report.

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Part 7: Dispatcher and Records Clerk Wages

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

dispatchThis is part of our continued series on Washington public safety employee wages.  In this issue we report on wage rankings for 911 dispatchers and police records clerks.

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