Table 20-5 -Refer to Table 20-5. Consider the Following Values of the Following

question 166

Multiple Choice

Table 20-5

-Refer to Table 20-5. Consider the following values of the consumer price index for 2017 and 2018. The inflation rate for 2018 was equal to

• A) 215 percent.
• B) 21.5 percent.
• C) 8.0 percent.
• D) 3.9 percent.

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