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a measure of the overall cost of the goods and services bought by a typical consumer. |
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How the CPI is calculated |
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1. Fix the Basket 2. Fix the Prices 3. Compute the Basket's Costs 4. Compute the Index 5. Compute the Inflation Rate |
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Inflation Rate according to CPI |
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(CPI in year 2 - CPI in year 1)/CPI in Year 1 x 100 |
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Problems in Measuring the cost of living |
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a. substitution bias b. introduction of new goods c. unmeasured quality change |
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CPI = Price of basket/Price of basket in base year x 100 |
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