One Way the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Differs from the GDP

question 45

Multiple Choice

One way the consumer price index (CPI) differs from the GDP chain price index is that the CPI:

• A) uses current year quantities of goods and services.
• B) includes separate market baskets of goods and services for both base and current years.
• C) includes only goods and services bought by typical urban consumers.
• D) is bias free.

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