The Annual Consumer Price Index for the United States, 1774-Present

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For further discussion of the limitations of the CPI, and for detailed exposition of development of this CPI series, please read What Was the Consumer Price Index Then? A Data Study (349K PDF).

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Samuel H. Williamson, "The Annual Consumer Price Index for the United States, 1774-Present," MeasuringWorth, .
URL: http://www.measuringworth.com/uscpi/

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