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Periodically, VA makes cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to VA beneficiaries and surviving spouses. COLA is calculated by CPI-W monthly rep
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(COLA) for payments received by military retirees, disabled veterans, Social Security beneficiaries, and many others receiving federal compensation. Periodically, VA makes cost-of-living
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The May 2025 Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), released June 11, was 314.839, 2.0% above the FY 2025 baseline of 308.729 <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/h
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All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, after rising 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over
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monthly increase. The food index increased 0.3 percent as both of its major components, the index for food at home and the index for food away from home also rose 0.3 percent in May.
In contrast, the energy index declined 1.0 percent in May as the gasoline index fell over the month.
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