If the Consumer Price Index (CPI)this Year Is 162 and Last

question 131

Multiple Choice

If the consumer price index (CPI) this year is 162 and last year it was 170,the inflation rate

• A)is positive.
• B)is negative.
• C)has decreased since last year.
• D)has increased since last year.
• E)is the same as last year.

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