Economics · Inflation
Consider the following statements regarding inflation: Statement (A): Headline inflation refers to the rate of change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the average price of a standard basket of goods and services consumed by a typical family. Statement (B): Core inflation measures the change in average consumer prices after excluding volatile items such as food and fuel from the Consumer Price Index. Which of the following is correct?
- 1Neither (A) nor (B) is correct.
- 2Both (A) and (B) are correct.✓
- 3Only (B) is correct.
- 4Only (A) is correct.
Correct answer
Both (A) and (B) are correct.
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