Guidelines. 1  State the clear, firm directive up front. Donât bury your directive in implications. 2  Include courtesy words even when you have authority to command. Donât use âfightâ words such as âignored,â âfailed to,â ârefused,â and even âmustâ at times. 3  Donât resort to sarcasm.  Give reasons for your directives when you can.
US Economy. Definition: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a monthly measurement of U.S. prices for most household goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surveys the prices of 80,000 consumer items to create the index. It represents the prices of a cross-section of goods and services commonly bought by primarily urban households.
Consumer Price Index CPI in the United States averaged 108.87 Index Points from 1950 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 244.46 Index Points in February of 2017 and a record low of 23.51 Index Points in January of 1950. 1  Historical. 2  Forecast. 3  Alerts. 4  Data. 5  API.