The Chained Consumer Price Index (CPI)tends to Be

question 140

Multiple Choice

The chained consumer price index (CPI) tends to be

• A) a better measure of prices than the traditional CPI,no matter what the circumstances.
• B) a better measure of prices than the traditional CPI,but only if inflation is relatively high.
• C) a better measure of prices than the traditional CPI,but only if inflation is relatively low.
• D) equally as good as the traditional CPI,under all conditions.
• E) a poor measure of prices but better than the gross domestic product (GDP)deflator.

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