Web-based exercise. Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site and find the most recent index number for the cost of college tuition.

You can find this by conducting a public-data query. Go to the Web address www.bls.gov/cpi. Under “GET DETAILED STATISTICS: Create Customized Tables (one screen)” click on the link “All Urban Consumers

(Current Series).” Select the area “U.S. City Average” and the item “College tuition and fees” from the two menus. Then click on the button “Get Data.” How does this index number compare with the CPI for the corresponding period?