Price-specie-flow mechanism — Adjustment mechanism under the classical gold standard whereby disturbances in the price level in one country would be wholly or partly offset by a countervailing flow of specie ( gold coins) that would act to equalize prices across countries and … Financial and business terms
price-specie flow mechanism — Adjustment mechanism under the classic gold standard allowing disturbances in the price level in one country to be wholly or partly offset by a countervailing flow of specie ( gold coins) that would act to equalize prices across countries and… … Financial and business terms
Consumer price index — CPI redirects here. For other uses, see CPI (disambiguation). A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The CPI, in the United States is defined by the Bureau of Labor … Wikipedia
United States Consumer Price Index — The U.S. Consumer Price Index is a time series measure of the price level of consumer goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which started the statistic in 1919, publishes the CPI on a monthly basis. The CPI is calculated by… … Wikipedia
Inflation adjustment — is the process of adjusting economic indicators and the prices of goods and services from different time periods to the same price level. To adjust for inflation, an indicator is divided by the inflation index.References* [http://www.duke.edu/… … Wikipedia
Contract adjustment board — In government contracting, a Contract Adjustment Board is a department board at the Secretariat level which deals with disputes and requests for extraordinary relief under Public Law 85 804[1] of Aug. 28, 1958.[2] In brief: [3] Public Law No. 85… … Wikipedia
Milk manufacturing marketing adjustment — In United States agriculture policy, the make allowance (or milk manufacturing marketing adjustment) is the margin between the government support price for milk and the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) purchase price for butter, nonfat dry milk … Wikipedia
Agricultural Adjustment Administration — ▪ United States history in American history, major New Deal program to restore agricultural prosperity by curtailing farm production, reducing export surpluses, and raising prices. The Agricultural Adjustment Act (May 1933) was an omnibus farm… … Universalium
Inflation accounting — is a term describing a range of accounting systems designed to correct problems arising from historical cost accounting in the presence of inflation. [ [http://financial dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/inflation+accounting Wall Street Words: An… … Wikipedia
money — moneyless, adj. /mun ee/, n., pl. moneys, monies, adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. 2. See paper money. 3. gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public … Universalium
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism