Common use of Escalation Cap Clause in Contracts

Escalation Cap. In a single year of the Contract, the maximum price increase for each individual item on contract shall not exceed the lesser of two (2%) percent of the Contractor’s current NYS pricing as found in the OGS Centralized Contract or the percent increase in the latest available National Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Not Seasonally Adjusted, U.S. City Average, All Items (Series Id: CUUR0000SA0, CUUS0000SA0); as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000. CPI-U data may be obtained at xxx.xxx.xxx.