Find a recent news report that includes an index number other than the CPI. Describe the index number and its meaning, and discuss how the index is important in the story.

Housing Price Index. Realtors use an index to compare housing prices in major cities. The index numbers for several cities are given in the table below. In Exercises, use the following to find the price of a home in the given town.

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price (other town) City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas. Denver price (given town) Index 100 146 105 121 136 index in other town index in given town Index 115 190 161 122 172 City Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Phoenix San Francisco