The Inflation Rate

question 96

Multiple Choice

The inflation rate

• A) explains how prices are reacting to economic policies
• B) indicates the level of prices charged by all firms in the economy
• C) measures the annual percent increase in the average level of prices
• D) measures how fast wages and incomes are rising
• E) determines the prices that firms will offer to customers

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