The Consumer Price Index (CPI)

question 101

Multiple Choice

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) :

• A) tends to understate the impact of price changes.
• B) tends to overstate the impact of price changes due to substitution bias.
• C) is more accurate than the GDP deflator.
• D) assumes that consumers substitute away from cheaper goods.

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