Recent Changes in Methods Used to Compute the CPI Have

question 33

Multiple Choice

Recent changes in methods used to compute the CPI have made the

• A)upward bias in the CPI inflation rate more severe than it used to be.
• B)upward bias in the CPI inflation rate less severe than it used to be.
• C)downward bias in the CPI inflation rate more severe than it used to be.
• D)downward bias in the CPI inflation rate less severe than it used to be.

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