Suppose That in 2018, the Producer Price Index Increases by 1.5

question 126

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in 2018, the producer price index increases by 1.5 percent. As a result, economists most likely will predict that

• A)GDP will increase in 2019.
• B)the producer price index will increase by more than 1.5 percent in 2019.
• C)interest rates will decrease in the future.
• D)the consumer price index will increase in the future.

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