Problems with CPI Do Not Include _____

question 117

Multiple Choice

Problems with CPI do not include _____

• A) a quality bias.
• B) not adjusting for the fact that households shift away from goods that have become more costly.
• C) failing to keep up with the consumer shift toward discount stores.
• D) that it does not allow for some substitution within narrow categories.
• E) that it can distort other measures, such as wages, that use the CPI to adjust for inflation.

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