According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price

question 67

Multiple Choice

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index was

• A)always intended to measure increases in the cost of living and does precisely that.
• B)never intended to measure increases in the cost of living and no one uses it that way.
• C)never intended to measure increases in the cost of living but many use it that way.
• D)only intended to measure increases in the cost of living for a small segment of society.

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