Instructions for this question: • Answer the questions by filling in the blanks. • Calculate inflation rate for each given year • In first blank fill the year that has highest inflation rate and in second blank fill the year that has lowest inflation rate. • For example, if inflation rate is highest in 2018 among all these given years, you will input 2018 in first blank. If the price level as given by the CPI in a country was 100 in 2018, 120 in 2019, 130 in 2020, and 140 in 2021. The given information shows that year has highest inflation rate and year A, has the lowest inflation rate among the given

Instructions for this question: • Answer the questions by filling in the blanks. • Calculate inflation rate for each given year • In first blank fill the year that has highest inflation rate and in second blank fill the year that has lowest inflation rate. • For example, if inflation rate is highest in 2018 among all these given years, you will input 2018 in first blank. If the price level as given by the CPI in a country was 100 in 2018, 120 in 2019, 130 in 2020, and 140 in 2021. The given information shows that year has highest inflation rate and year A, has the lowest inflation rate among the given

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