: a number used to indicate change in magnitude (as of cost or price) as compared with the magnitude at some specified time usually taken as 100
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Recent Examples on the WebStarting in December 2003, the biggest December-to-December increase in that inflation index number prior to the most recent one was 4.1% in December 2007, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022 Its index number is down, but not enough for anyone else from Washington to New England to beat it. Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 17 June 2022 April’s affordability index number represents an 18% increase from last year’s, according to the company. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 7 June 2022 Mississippi places most poorly in this system, with an index number of 100 based on a high percentage of uninsured drivers and high fatality rate. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022 Residents can look up their property through their property index number or address and pay their current tax bill online at www.dupageco.org. Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2021 Since Woodward arrived for the 2019 season, Odor’s offensive index number according to fangraphs.com is -22.6. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2020 The aggregate index number dropped to 46.9 last week, down from 51.3 a week earlier and 54.3 two weeks ago. Erik Hertzberg, Bloomberg.com, 27 Mar. 2020 According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Babcock wrote his own rules, gave English names to the tiles and added index numbers to the tiles. Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2020 See More