If We Want to Use a Measure of Inflation That

question 46

Multiple Choice

If we want to use a measure of inflation that foreshadows price changes before they affect prices at the retail level,we would base our measure of inflation on

• A)the producer price index.
• B)the consumer price index.
• C)the GDP deflator.
• D)the household price index.

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