The CPI Does Not Include Investment Items, Such as Stocks

question 8

Essay

The CPI does not include investment items, such as stocks, bonds, real estate, and life insurance? What reason would the BLS have for not counting these items?

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Definitions:

Sclera

The white outer layer of the eyeball, serving as protection and providing attachment for the ocular muscles.

Protect

To keep safe from harm or injury; to guard or defend from danger or risk.

Maintain Shape

The ability of an object or material to preserve its configuration or form under stress or after manipulation.

Cones

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are responsible for color vision and function best in relatively bright light.