The Consumer Price Index (CPI)

question 400

Multiple Choice

The consumer price index (CPI)

• A) compares the cost of the typical basket of goods consumed in period 1 to the cost of a basket of goods typically consumed in period 2.
• B) compares the cost in the current period to the cost in a reference base period of a basket of goods typically consumed in the base period.
• C) measures the increase in the prices of the goods included in GDP.
• D) is the ratio of the average price of a typical basket of goods to the cost of producing those goods.

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