The consumer price index is

A. a monthly price index that is designed to measure changes in prices for goods sold in primary markets.
B. a quarterly price index that uses 100 as a base.
C. a monthly price index that uses the price changes in a market basket of consumer goods and services to measure the changes in consumer prices over time.
D. another name for the Paasche index.


Answer: C

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