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NAT:

AnalyticLOC:

Thestudyofeconomicsanddefinitionsofeconomics

TOP:

CPIMSC:

Interpretive

2.Whentheconsumerpriceindexfalls,thetypicalfamilyhastospendfewerdollarstomaintainthesamestandardofliving.

TDIF:

3.Economistsusetheterminflationtodescribeasituationinwhichtheeconomy’soverallpricelevelisrising.

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UnemploymentandinflationTOP:

Inflation

MSC:

Definitional

4.Theinflationrateistheabsolutechangeinthepricelevelfromthepreviousperiod.

Inflationrate

5.InflationcanbemeasuredusingeithertheGDPdeflatorortheconsumerpriceindex.

Unemploymentandinflation

Inflation|CPI|GDPdeflatorMSC:

6.TheinflationratereportedinthenewsisusuallycalculatedfromtheGDPdeflatorratherthantheconsumerpriceindex.

Inflationrate|CPI|GDPdeflatorMSC:

7.BecausetheconsumerpriceindexreflectsthegoodsandservicesboughtbyconsumersbetterthantheGDPdeflatordoes,itisthemorecommongaugeofinflation.

8.TheCPIisameasureoftheoverallcostofthegoodsandservicesboughtbyatypicalconsumer.

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9.Eachweek,theBureauofLaborStatisticscomputesandreportstheconsumerpriceindex.

10.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsispartoftheU.S.DepartmentofLabor.

BureauofLaborStatisticsMSC:

11.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsdetermineswhichpricesaremostimportanttothetypicalconsumerbysurveyingconsumers.

12.ThecontentofthebasketofgoodsandservicesusedtocomputetheCPIchangeseverymonth.

13.BykeepingthebasketofgoodsandservicesthesamewhencomputingtheCPI,theBureauofLaborStatisticsisolatestheeffectsofpricechangesfromtheeffectofanyquantitychangesthatmightbeoccurringatthesametime.

14.Whentheconsumerpriceindexiscomputed,thebaseyearisalwaysthefirstyearamongtheyearsbeingconsidered.

15.TheCPIfor2008iscomputedbydividingthepriceofthebasketofgoodsandservicesin2008bythepriceofthebasketofgoodsandservicesinthebaseyear,thenmultiplyingby100.

16.TheCPIisalways1inthebaseyear.

17.IfthecurrentyearCPIis140,thenthepricelevelhasincreased40percentsincethebaseyear.

Applicative

18.IfthecurrentyearCPIis90,thenthepricelevelhasdecreased10percentsincethebaseyear.

19.Theinflationratefor2007iscomputedbydividing（theCPIin2007minustheCPIin2006）bytheCPIin2006,thenmultiplyingby100.

20.Ifthevalueoftheconsumerpriceindexis110in2005and121in2006,thentheinflationrateis11percentfor2006.

21.Theproducerpriceindexmeasuresthecostofabasketofgoodsandservicesboughtbyfirmsratherthanconsumers.

PPIMSC:

22.Changesintheconsumerpriceindexareusefulinpredictingchangesintheproducerpriceindex.

CPI|PPIMSC:

23.DatafromtheBureauofLaborStatisticsshowthatthelargestcategoryofconsumerspendingishousing.

CategoriesofconsumerspendingMSC:

24.DatafromtheBureauofLaborStatisticsshowthatconsumerspendingontransportationisonlyslightlyhigherthanconsumerspendingonfoodandbeverages.

25.DatafromtheBureauofLaborStatisticsshowthatconsumerspendingonmedicalcareisaboutequaltoconsumerspendingonrecreationandconsumerspendingoneducationandcommunication.

26.DatafromtheBureauofLaborStatisticsshowthatapparelmakesup14percentofthetypicalconsumer’sbudget.

27.Thegoaloftheconsumerpriceindexistogaugehowmuchincomesmustrisetomaintainaconstantstandardofliving.

28.SubstitutionbiasoccursbecausetheCPIignoresthepossibilityofconsumersubstitutiontowardgoodsthathavebecomerelativelylessexpensive.

CPI|SubstitutionbiasMSC:

29.SubstitutionbiascausestheCPItounderstatetheincreaseinthecostoflivingfromoneyeartothenext.

30.Whenanewgoodisintroduced,consumershavemorevarietyfromwhichtochoose,andthisinturnincreasesthecostofmaintainingthesamelevelofeconomicwell-being.

CPI|IntroductionofnewgoodsMSC:

31.TheCPIdoesnotreflecttheincreaseinthevalueofthedollarthatarisesfromtheintroductionofnewgoods.

32.Ifthequalityofagooddeterioratesfromoneyeartothenextwhileitspriceremainsthesame,thenthevalueofadollarfalls.

CPI|QualitychangeMSC:

33.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsdoesnottrytoaccountforqualitychangesinthegoodsandservicesinthebasketusedtocomputetheCPI.

34.ThereisnolongermuchdebateamongeconomistsconcerningtheseverityofandthesolutiontotheproblemsinusingtheCPItomeasurethecostofliving.

35.ManyeconomistsbelievethebiasintheCPIisnowonlyabouthalfaslargeasitoncewas.

36.TheCPIandGDPdeflatorusuallytelltwodifferentstoriesabouthowquicklypricesarerising.

CPI|GDPdeflatorMSC:

37.WhenthepriceofItalianwinerises,thischangeisreflectedintheU.S.CPIbutnotintheU.S.GDPdeflator.

38.Whenthepriceofnuclearmissilesrises,thischangeisreflectedintheCPIbutnotintheGDPdeflator.

39.IntheU.S.,whenthepriceofoilrises,theCPIrisesbymuchmorethandoestheGDPdeflator.

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