One Reason Economists Have Begun Focusing on the Personal Consumption

question 190

Multiple Choice

One reason economists have begun focusing on the Personal Consumption Expenditure measure for inflation is that the PCE deflator:

• A)takes the exchange rate value of the dollar into account.
• B)weights food more because food is a rising percent of expenditures.
• C)allows for a changing basket of goods.
• D)includes the price of assets such as stock portfolios.

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