Mr. Aryal:

It’s just a guess, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics bases its current CPI on the period 1982-1983. There’s probably a link.

Jonathan Lupton

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Subject: [CTPP] Question about Poverty Threshold Base year 1982

Hi everyone,

Digging onto the Census documentation I found out that poverty thresholds are determined by multiplying the base-year poverty thresholds (1982) by the average of the monthly inflation factor.  Does anyone can explain why this particular year 1982 is taken as base year.

Thanks,

Sulabh

Sulabh Aryal

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