The Statistical Measure of the Weighted Average of Prices of Goods

question 112

Multiple Choice

The statistical measure of the weighted average of prices of goods purchased by an urban wage earner is called the

• A)Producer Price Index.
• B)GDP deflator.
• C)Consumer Price Index.
• D)Urban Wage Index.

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