President Barack Obama's 2014 budget includes a key change in the way the government measures inflation. If adopted, the chained Consumer Price Index would have far-reaching effects because so many programs are adjusted each year based on year-to-year changes in consumer prices.

How it would work:

The new measure would show a lower level of inflation than the more widely used Consumer Price Index.

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