When the CPI Increases from One Year to the Next

question 68

Multiple Choice

When the CPI increases from one year to the next:

• A) inflation has occurred.
• B) deflation has occurred.
• C) there has not been a change in the overall price level.
• D) the impact to the general standard of living is hard to measure.

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