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Measuring Inflation
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Consumer Price Indexmeasures changes through time in the price
level of consumer goods and services purchased by households.
Measured monthly, quarterly, and yearlyThose goods and services purchased by
households that are analyzed are grouped together and called a “market basket.”
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Market BasketFOOD AND BEVERAGES (breakfast cereal,
milk, coffee, chicken, wine, full service meals, snacks)
HOUSING (rent of primary residence, owners' equivalent rent, fuel oil, bedroom furniture)
APPAREL (men's shirts and sweaters, women's dresses, jewelry)
TRANSPORTATION (new vehicles, airline fares, gasoline, motor vehicle insurance)
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Market Basket Continued….MEDICAL CARE (prescription drugs and
medical supplies, physicians' services, eyeglasses and eye care, hospital services)
RECREATION (televisions, toys, pets and pet products, sports equipment, admissions);
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (college tuition, postage, telephone services, computer software and accessories);
OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES (tobacco and smoking products, haircuts and other personal services, funeral expenses).
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CPI and InflationBy looking at the percentage change in CPI
from year to year, economists can identify the amount of inflation that has occurred in the economy