The Producer Price Index

question 42

Multiple Choice

The producer price index

• A) is a measure of average prices received by producers.
• B) fluctuates more than the GDP price index.
• C) is also referred to as the wholesale price index.
• D) is more volatile than the CPI.
• E) is all of these.

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