The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Is A(n) ___________________________

question 76

Multiple Choice

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a(n) ___________________________.

• A) ratio that is based on market values that is used by insurance companies to set rates on businesses
• B) government comparison of prices across major department stores
• C) total of all annual sales in the private retail sector
• D) index of prices for goods and services regularly traded in the U.S. economy
• E) government-issued tool for fixing prices in the private sector

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