The principal reason why the chain-weighted index for GDP and the CPI both overstate actual changes in prices is that:
A. it is hard to measure quality changes.
B. the basket of goods purchased by consumers never changes.
C. price data is often inaccurate.
D. All of these
Answer: A
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