Hi Marianne -- One cite is "Experimental Consumer Price Index for Americans 62 Years of Age and Older," Kenneth J. Stewart and Joseph Pavalone, CPI Detailed Report Data, April, 1996, pp. 4-7. It shows that the CPI-E increased by 15.9% from Dec., 1990, to Dec., 1995, while the CPI-U (all urban consumers) went up 14.7%. There is also "Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers," Nathan Amble and Kenneth J. Stewart, Monthly Labor Review, May, 1994. The CPI-E was based at 100.0 in Dec., 1982, and in Jan., 1997, stood at 168.6, a 68.6% increase. The Dec., 1982, CPI-U was 97.6 and increased to 159.1 in Jan., 1997, a 63.0% increase. There are a great many caveats which we send out with this data. The numbers and some of the printed material is available by FAX (and E-mail from the cognoscenti). The general opinion here at BLS is that inflation for the elderly is only slightly higher than inflation generally. Dave Richardson ---------- Sent: Friday, March 07, 1997 2:54 PM Subject: [PEN-L:8853] Re: CPI for those over 65 The Public Utility Law Project is in Albany, NY. The phone number is (518) 449-3375 >Can anyone provide me with a cite showing that the CPI for those over 65 >has been rising more rapidly than the overall CPI? I know Trudy Renwick >had figures for women and other groups, but I don't know where her Public >Utility Law Project is and don't know if she has figures for the general >population over 65. Our newspaper here favors the cuts in Social Security >to match an "accurate" CPI. > >Marianne Hill >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
