Many economists use the consumer-price index ( cpi ) .

很多经济学家使用消费物价指数（cpi）来计算。

Cpi is the most popular inflation gauge .

消费物价指数（cpi）是最受欢迎的通胀指标。

In japan the core cpi includes energy prices but not those of food .

在日本核心cpi（消费物价指数）包含能源价格但并不包括食品价格。

A significant portion of the cpi increase was due to rising food prices .

其中cpi（消费物价指数）增长的很大一部分是由于食品价格的上涨。

The bank of japan has indicated it will consider other data than the cpi in its deliberations .

日本央行（bankofjapan）已经表示，在利率政策制定过程中将考虑消费物价指数以外的数据。