### Question
How is the "cost-of-living adjustment for the preceding five years" defined?


### Answer
The term **cost-of-living adjustment for the preceding five years** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 2069* as follows -

> the percentage by which—


(I) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 2069*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 47-CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY**

