Are You Inflation-Savvy?
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What is consumer price inflation?

  • The amount spent by households on all goods and services
  • The average price change of all goods and services
  • The rate at which the prices of goods and services rise or fall and is estimated using price indices (correct)
  • The total cost of the shopping basket
  • Why are the components of price indices weighted?

  • To ensure that all goods and services are equally represented
  • To increase the impact of some goods and services over others
  • To reflect the relative importance of the various items in the average shopping basket (correct)
  • To decrease the impact of some goods and services over others
  • How often are the weights used in the calculation of consumer price inflation reviewed and updated?

  • Each year (correct)
  • They are never updated
  • Every two years
  • Every five years
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