### Question
What does price index mean?


### Answer
**Price index** has the following meaning in *52 U.S.C. § 30116*:

> the average over a calendar year of the Consumer Price Index (all items—United States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

#### Citation:
  - *52 U.S.C. § 30116*
  - Heading: **Subtitle III-Federal Campaign Finance > CHAPTER 301-FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > SUBCHAPTER I-DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS**

