The Consumer Price Index (CPI)

question 73

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index (CPI)

• A) is a quarterly index that tracks prices at the wholesale level.
• B) measures increases or decreases in the level of worker performance.
• C) is the price of metals, lumber, and raw materials.
• D) measures prices paid during periods of deflations.
• E) is a monthly index that tracks the prices paid by consumers.

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