The New Chain-Weighted Measures of Real GDP Are an Improvement

question 45

Multiple Choice

The new chain-weighted measures of real GDP are an improvement over traditional measures because the prices used to compute real GDP are:

• A) never far out of date.
• B) always from the same base year.
• C) imputed.
• D) chained to the CPI.

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