If the CPI Declines from One Year to the Next

question 142

Multiple Choice

If the CPI declines from one year to the next, then the following statements are true, except:

• A) There is deflation
• B) The inflation rate is negative
• C) The average price level is decreasing
• D) The CPI turns negative in the next year

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