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The monthly market basket for consumers consists of pizza, t-shirts, and rent.
The table below shows market basket quantities and prices for the base year (Year 1) and in the following two years.
Product |
Base Year (Year 1) Quantity |
Price in the Base Year |
Price in Year 2 |
Price in Year 3 |
Pizza |
10 |
$3.00 |
$3.75 |
$4.05 |
T-Shirts |
4 |
$25.00 |
$22.50 |
$26.25 |
Rent |
1 |
$400.00 |
$440.00 |
$520.00 |
The inflation rate between Year 1 and Year 2 is
nothing%.
(Round
both answers to one decimal
place.)
The inflation rate between Year 2 and Year 3 is
nothing%.
Inflation rate between year 1 and year 2 is 7.08 %
Inflation rate between year 2 and year 3 is 9.52%
where,
CPI = Cost of basket in year 2 / Year 1 * 100
inflation rate = CPI in year 2 / CPI in year 1 - 1 * 100
Year | CPI | Inflation rate |
1 | 100 | - |
2 | 107.08 | 7.08 |
3 | 117.27 | 9.52 |