One Advantage of Using the CPI Over the GDP Deflator

question 136

True/False

One advantage of using the CPI over the GDP Deflator is that the CPI updates the basket of goods used to compute the index each month whereas the GDP Deflator maintains the same basket of goods for long periods of time.​

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