The GDP deflator is a

A. price index that tracks the price level of commodities that firms purchase from other firms.
B. statistical measure of a weighted average of prices of a specific set of goods and services purchased by wage earners in urban areas.
C. statistical measure of a weighted average of prices of commodities that firms produce and sell.
D. price index measuring the changes in prices of all new goods and services produced in the economy.


Answer: D

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