CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:MARK WILSON

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: April 29, 1998 | Copyright information

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United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources

April 29, 1998

TESTIMONY ON IMPROVING THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

By

Mark Wilson Labor Economist THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION Washington, DC 20002

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify on improving the Consumer Price Index. Please

accept my written testimony and enter it into the record. It should also be noted that the following testimony is my own view and does not necessarily reflect that of The Heritage ...

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