Under the act, states and territories can opt out of daylight saving. It isn't observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, nor in most of Arizona. Believe it or not, the U.S. Department of Transportation is actually in charge of Daylight Saving Time here in the U.S. According to folks there, switching to Daylight Saving Time reduces energy use, saves lives by preventing traffic accidents and decreases crime.
Consumer Price Index CPI in Egypt increased to 168.70 Index Points in September from 164.70 Index Points in August of 2015.
DEFINITION of 'Consumer Price Index-CPI'. A measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care.The CPI is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them; the goods are weighted according to their importance.irst, let's take a look at what these two acronyms mean: the PPI is the producer price index and the CPI is the consumer ... BROWSE BY TOPIC: Inflation Macroeconomics.