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Price index in year t = 100 (Cost of the market basket in year t)/(Cost of the market basket in the base year) Consumer inflation is the rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Inflation rate this year = 100 (CPI this year – CPI last year)/(CPI last year). Common Student Difficulties: The whole idea of a price index is confusing. ................
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