### Question
How is the term price index defined?


### Answer
The term **price index** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 1401a* as the following:

> the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1401a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 71-COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY**

