Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, January 19, 2015
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), students explore the latest release for December 2014. Building on last month's lesson that discusses the problems with the CPI, they learn about alternative ways of measuring inflation.
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