The Consumer Price Index Market Basket Contains

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Consumer Price Index market basket contains

• A)the minimal dietary requirements of an average urban household.
• B)the U.S.-produced goods and services purchased by an average urban household.
• C)the ideal calorie intake of each member of an average urban household.
• D)the goods and services purchased by an average urban household.
• E)the goods and services that the economists working for the BLS believes consumers should buy.

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