Table 20-6 -Refer to Table 20-6. Consider the Following Values of the Following

question 130

Multiple Choice

Table 20-6

-Refer to Table 20-6. Consider the following values of the consumer price index for 1996, 1997, and 1998: The inflation rate for 1997 was equal to

• A) 1.2 percent.
• B) 2.0 percent.
• C) 2.5 percent.
• D) 4.0 percent.

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