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Texas Gateway: Chapter 8: How Changes in the Cost of Living Are Measured eBookTexas Gateway: Chapter 8: How Changes in the Cost of Living Are Measured eBook
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Texas Gateway: Chapter 8: How Changes in the Cost of Living Are Measured

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By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Use the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to calculate U.S. inflation rates; Identify several ways the Bureau of Labor Statistics avoids biases in the CPI; Differentiate among the CPI, the Producer Price Index (PPI), the International Price Index, the Employment Cost Index, and the GDP deflator.

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inflation, cost of living, macroeconomics

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