5 CFR 591.225 - Which CPIs does OPM use?

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Title 5: Administrative Personnel

CHAPTER I: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SUBCHAPTER B: CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS

PART 591: ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS

Subpart B: Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post Differential-Nonforeign Areas

: Cost-Of-Living Allowances

591.225 - Which CPIs does OPM use

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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