Use the Following to Answer Questions: Table: Consumer Price Index

question 236

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions: Table: Consumer Price Index $$\begin{array} { l c } \hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { l } \text { CPI } \\\text { (End-of-Yea } \\\text { r Value) }\end{array} \\\hline 2005 & 195.3 \\2006 & 201.6 \\2007 & 207.3 \\2008 & 215.3 \\2009 & 214.5 \\2010 & 218.1 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-(Table: Consumer Price Index) Refer to the CPI values in the table for the years 2005 to 2010. In which year(s) did the country experience deflation?

• A) 2007 only
• B) 2009 only
• C) both 2007 and 2009
• D) neither 2007 nor 2009

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