In 2012, U

question 23

Multiple Choice

In 2012, U.S. core inflation was 2.1 percent. This inflation rate

• A) is lower than the inflation rate that the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
• B) is about equal to the inflation rate that the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
• C) is more than 2 percentage points higher than the inflation rate that the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
• D) None of the above answers are correct because the Fed has never associated an inflation rate with stable prices.

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