The Consumer Price Index (CPI)excludes All of the Following Goods

question 112

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index (CPI) excludes all of the following goods and services except one.Which type of good is included in the CPI?

• A) Raw materials
• B) Imported goods purchased by consumers
• C) Machinery purchased by firms
• D) Goods purchased by the government
• E) Intermediate goods

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