a Changes in the consumer price index.

(i) Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI)7

On July 10, the National Bureau of Statistics released the June 2016 Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI).

The consumer price index rose only 2.1 per cent in 1997.

2 Refers to the national consumer price index for families with incomes not exceeding one minimum wage.

The consumer price index in July 2016 compared to June 2016 was 101.0 , i.e. the monthly inflation was 1.0 .

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(a) A phased approach in the elimination of the 1.5 per cent reduction in the first consumer price index adjustments

Zero inflation for the past three months has been a one time event driven by the fall in energy prices. The other broad components of the consumer price index have increased in recent months, and the consumer price index is up about two percentage points over the past 12 months.

During the period from 2006 till 2010 the consumer price index and the 25 wage index will be applied to all pensions which will not exceed the amount equal to five times the state social insurance benefit, while as of 2011 50 of the actual increase in the insurance contribution wages will be used in the consumer price wages index.

Indeed, although structural adjustment continues in China, the economy is facing an increasingly serious contraction in demand and continued deflation. The consumer price index (CPI) has remained below 2 , and the producer price index (PPI) has been negative, for 44 months.

The amounts of pensions shall be increased annually in line with the increase in the national consumer price index for the previous year.

The in area portion of the post adjustment index of a duty station is updated independently on the basis of the local consumer price index in the country of the duty station.

The producer price index (PPI) has been in negative territory for 39 consecutive months, since February 2012. The growth of China s consumer price index (CPI), though still positive, has also been falling steadily, from 6.5 in July 2011 to 1.2 in May.

The potential changes to the scheme include shifting how the annual inflation based increase in benefits is measured from the retail price index to the lower consumer price index, as well as limiting future increases in pension payments to the minimum required by law.

The Government of Brčko District, in order to protect the families with the lowest incomes, has determined and provided assessments tailored to the consumer price index.

The Committee was informed that the consumer price index (CPI) had increased from 100 in January 1991 to 119 in December 1997 a 19 per cent increase.

The granted pension amount is protected against inflation by regular pension indexation (once a year), taking into account the consumer price index changes and as of 2002 also a certain part of the insurance contribution wage index.

quot (iii) Substantial depreciation of the local currency, combined with non existent, inconsistent or outdated information on the movement of the country apos s consumer price index. quot

The Fed decided to define price stability as a two percent annual inflation over the medium term of the price index of consumer expenditures. For the past 12 months, that rate of increase has been about 1.5 .

quot (ii) The local currency base amount determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) (ii) above shall be adjusted by the consumer price index movement, in accordance with section H above

The Producer Price Index Manual published by IMF in 2004 acknowledged that it (and the Consumer Price Indices Manual published by ILO in 2004) drew on the contents and conclusions of papers presented at meetings of the Voorburg Group.

To overcome that problem, the ICSC secretariat recommended to the Commission in March 1997 that adjustments in the flat rate for boarding be linked to movements in the consumer price index.

After adjustment by the United States consumer price index, the quot real quot rates of return for the two years under review were 5.9 per cent and 18.9 per cent, respectively.

(d) Obtain the required 3.5 per cent annualized real rate of return for the investments of the Fund over the long term after adjustment based on the United States consumer price index.

Inflation is always a serious risk in China especially with headline increases in the country s Consumer Price Index surging through the 6 threshold this summer. The government has responded forcefully on four fronts.

Until 2002 pensions were indexed by the consumer price index on regular basis, however as of 2002 changes in the insurance contribution wages will also be taken into consideration in the indexation of pensions.

After adjustment by the United States consumer price index, the real rates of return for the years ended 31 March 1997 and 31 March 1998 were 5.9 per cent and 18.9 per cent, respectively.

104. The comparison of minimum wage growth rates with changes in the Consumer Price Index shows a broad symmetry in their movement suggesting a preservation of purchasing power of wage earners to a satisfactory level.

It noted that in the current exercise, the flat rates had been updated by the movements of the consumer price index between the date of the last adjustment and the date of the current review.

With respect to inflation, consideration is given, as necessary, to a series of factors, including analysis of the movement of the consumer price index at the different duty stations for goods and services and probable increases in the salaries of General Service staff as a result of the movement of consumer price indices and the outcome of comprehensive salary surveys.

With respect to inflation, consideration is given, as necessary, to a series of factors, including analysis of the movement of the consumer price index at the different duty stations for goods and services and probable increases in the salaries of General Service staff as a result of the movement of consumer price indices and the outcome of comprehensive salary surveys.

5. With respect to inflation, consideration is given, as necessary, to a series of factors, including analysis of the movement of the consumer price index at the different duty stations for goods and services, and probable increases in the salaries of General Service staff as a result of the movement of consumer price indices and the outcome of comprehensive salary surveys.

The adjustments were made in accordance with the movement of the United States consumer price index (CPI) and, if applicable, of the CPI of the country of residence, subject to the requirement that the relevant index had moved by at least 3 per cent since the last adjustment.

Under the law, the minimum wage fixing authority may decide upon the interval at which minimum rates of wages should be revised to accord as nearly as practicable with the changes in the Consumer Price Index.

Thus, until 31 December 2005 state pensions if their amount does not exceed a triple amount of the state social insurance benefit, are indexed taking into account the actual consumer price index as well as 25 of the actual increase in the insurance contribution wages while pensions that exceed a triple amount of the state social insurance benefit but do not exceed the amount that is equal to five times the state social insurance benefit, are indexed by the consumer price index.

The second consumer price survey for 2005 will be completed in December 2005.

Annual growth rates of minimum wage and consumer price indices are as follows

(Based on consumer price indices and actual versus budgeted cost of living adjustments)

The core consumer price index, to be released next week, is expected to show a year on year increase of just 1.7 or even less, if the lower oil price feeds through from headline to core CPI. And real wage growth stands at less than 2 , which is below the level deemed necessary by the Fed to underpin a sustainable acceleration in consumer spending.

However, the retail price (price to the consumer) at stage (d) of the same 25 kilogram bag is 15 to 20.

In Ecuador, inflation has increased 2.7 per cent since the onset of the phenomenon, while Brazil saw a rise of 0.49 per cent, Costa Rica 1.59 per cent and Mexico 1.17 per cent in the consumer price index.

134. On the subject of the relationship between post adjustment increases at the base and other duty stations, it was noted that the post adjustment index for New York was updated over time by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, and the remuneration in New York was adjusted periodically through the application of the post adjustment system using the revised index.

One approach centers on prices, with the consumer price index appearing to be the most obvious indicator. The problem is that the relationship between the money supply (which ultimately determines the value of money) and prices is an unstable one.

The cumulative annualized total rate of return over the 38 year period for which data are available was 9 per cent, or a real rate of return of 3.8 per cent, after adjustment by the United States consumer price index.