When Interpreting Government Statistics, We Must Be Careful and Remember

question 43

Multiple Choice

When interpreting government statistics, we must be careful and remember all of the following except:

• A) Official unemployment data overestimate true unemployment.
• B) When the underground economy grows more rapidly than the rest of the economy, the true rate of growth is higher than reported.
• C) Official income statistics understate the true national income.
• D) We will never know the true size of the underground economy.
• E) None - all of these are true.

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