Price Indexes Like the CPI Are Calculated Using a Base

question 29

Multiple Choice

Price indexes like the CPI are calculated using a base year. The term base year refers to:

• A) the first year that price data are available.
• B) any year in which inflation was higher than 5 percent.
• C) the most recent year in which the business cycle hit the trough.
• D) an arbitrarily chosen reference year.

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Definitions:

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