The Inflation Rate Measures the

question 36

Multiple Choice

The inflation rate measures the

• A)percentage change in the CPI from one year to the next year.
• B)average price of the goods and services consumed by urban consumers.
• C)cost of the CPI market basket at current period prices divided by the cost of the CPI market basket at base period prices.
• D)cost of the CPI market basket at base period prices divided by the cost of the CPI market basket at current period prices.
• E)percentage change in the quantity of goods and services consumed by urban consumers.

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