The US Bureau of Labor Statistics Publishes the Monthly CPI (Consumer

question 57

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the monthly CPI (consumer price index) . This index shows the change in prices paid by urban consumers for a market
Basket of goods and services. These data are

• A) Cross-sectional
• B) Nominal
• C) Categorical
• D) Time Series
• E) Ordinal

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