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1、MeasuringtheCostofLivingChapter23Copyright©2001byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.  Requestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbemailedto:PermissionsDepartment,HarcourtCollegePublishers,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Mea

2、suringtheCostofLivingInflationreferstoasituationinwhichtheeconomy’soverallpricelevelisrising.Theinflationrateisthepercentagechangeinthepricelevelfromthepreviousperiod.TheConsumerPriceIndexTheconsumerpriceindex(CPI)isameasureoftheoverallcostofthegoods

3、andservicesboughtbyatypicalconsumer.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsreportstheCPIeachmonth.Itisusedtomonitorchangesinthecostoflivingovertime.TheConsumerPriceIndexWhentheCPIrises,thetypicalfamilyhastospendmoredollarstomaintainthesamestandardofliving.HowtheC

4、onsumerPriceIndexIsCalculatedFixtheBasket:Determinewhatpricesaremostimportanttothetypicalconsumer.TheBureauofLaborStatistics(BLS)identifiesamarketbasketofgoodsandservicesthetypicalconsumerbuys.TheBLSconductsmonthlyconsumersurveystosettheweightsforthe

5、pricesofthosegoodsandservices.HowtheConsumerPriceIndexIsCalculatedFindthePrices:Findthepricesofeachofthegoodsandservicesinthebasketforeachpointintime.HowtheConsumerPriceIndexIsCalculatedComputetheBasket’sCost:Usethedataonpricestocalculatethecostofthe

6、basketofgoodsandservicesatdifferenttimes.HowtheConsumerPriceIndexIsCalculatedChooseaBaseYearandComputetheIndex:Designateoneyearasthebaseyear,makingitthebenchmarkagainstwhichotheryearsarecompared.Computetheindexbydividingthepriceofthebasketinoneyearby

7、thepriceinthebaseyearandmultiplyingby100.HowtheConsumerPriceIndexIsCalculatedComputetheinflationrate:Theinflationrateisthepercentagechangeinthepriceindexfromtheprecedingperiod.TheInflationRateTheinflationrateiscalculatedasfollows:CalculatingtheConsum

8、erPriceIndexandtheInflationRate:AnExampleStep1:SurveyConsumerstoDetermineaFixedBasketofGoodsCalculatingtheConsumerPriceIndexandtheInflationRate:AnExampleStep2:FindthePriceofEachGoodinEachYearCalculatingtheConsumerPriceIndexandtheInflationRate:AnExamp