5 C.F.R. § 591.225

Which CPIs does OPM use?

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 80 wordsSubsections: 4Official source

Cite as 5 C.F.R. § 591.225 (2026)

OPM uses the following CPIs: (a) For the Washington, DC, area—the BLS Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U); (b) For all COLA areas in the State of Alaska—the BLS CPI-U for Anchorage, AK; (c) For all COLA areas in the State of Hawaii and for Guam and the CNMI—the BLS CPI-U for Honolulu, HI; and (d) For Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands—the Puerto Rico CPI as produced by the Puerto Rico Department of Work and Human Resources.
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