Tracking the 2009 COLA
The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently announced the monthly consumer price index (CPI) for April. The April figure is a 0.7% increase from March and is also a 3.5% increase over the 2007 COLA base.
Has the COLA midway through the Fiscal Year (March) foreshadowed the year-end COLA? Take a look at the COLA breakdown the last three years:
| Year |
March |
Year-End COLA |
| 2005 |
1.9% |
4.1% |
| 2006 |
1.3% |
3.3% |
| 2007 |
0.8% |
2.3% |
| 2008 |
2.7% |
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