Several Studies in the 1990s Concluded That the Consumer Price

question 107

Multiple Choice

Several studies in the 1990s concluded that the consumer price index overstated inflation by about

• A)3 percentage points per year,and that number of percentage points likely still applies now.
• B)3 percentage points per year,but recent improvements to the CPI probably have reduced the overstatement of inflation to something less than 3 percentage points.
• C)1 percentage point per year,and that number of percentage points likely still applies now.
• D)1 percentage point per year,but recent improvements to the CPI probably have reduced the overstatement of inflation to something less than 1 percentage point