[] ( CPI) () in the US and some other countries, a list of the prices of some ordinary goods and services which shows how much these prices change each month, used to measure the rate of inflation (= a general rise in the prices of goods and services)消费物价指数（美国和一些其他国家所采用的指数，用以显示普通商品和服务的价格每月的变动幅度，以衡量通货膨胀率）◆The consumer price index rose 0.3 per cent in May.消费物价指数五月份上升了 0.3%。SYNcost-of-living index , retail price index