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The following Table 2 gives the consumer price index from year 2012 to 2017. Table 2 Year CPI (2005=100) CPI(2014=100) 2012 102.3 2013 110.5 99.8 2014 111.3 100.0 2015 102.5 2016 107.8 2017 112.3 (i) Compute CPI for year 2015 by using year 2005 as the base year. (ii) Compute CPI for year 2012 by using year 2014 as the base year. (iii) Construct another index series using 2016 as the base year and interpret the index number for the year 2017.

The following Table 2 gives the consumer price index from year 2012 to 2017. Table 2 Year CPI (2005=100) CPI(2014=100) 2012 102.3 2013 110.5 99.8 2014 111.3 100.0 2015 102.5 2016 107.8 2017 112.3 (i) Compute CPI for year 2015 by using year 2005 as the base year. (ii) Compute CPI for year 2012 by using year 2014 as the base year. (iii) Construct another index series using 2016 as the base year and interpret the index number for the year 2017.

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The following Table 2 gives the consumer price index from year 2012 to 2017.

 

(i) Compute CPI for year 2015 by using year 2005 as the base year. 

(ii) Compute CPI for year 2012 by using year 2014 as the base year.

(iii)Construct another index series using 2016 as the base year and interpret the index number for the year 2017.

The following Table 2 gives the consumer price index from year 2012 to 2017. Table 2 Year CPI (2005=100) CPI(2014=100) 2012 102.3 2013 110.5 99.8 2014 111.3 100.0 2015 102.5 2016 107.8 2017 112.3 (i) Compute CPI for year 2015 by using year 2005 as the base year. (ii) Compute CPI for year 2012 by using year 2014 as the base year. Construct another index series using 2016 as the base year and interpret the index number for the year 2017. (iii)
Transcribed Image Text:The following Table 2 gives the consumer price index from year 2012 to 2017. Table 2 Year CPI (2005=100) CPI(2014=100) 2012 102.3 2013 110.5 99.8 2014 111.3 100.0 2015 102.5 2016 107.8 2017 112.3 (i) Compute CPI for year 2015 by using year 2005 as the base year. (ii) Compute CPI for year 2012 by using year 2014 as the base year. Construct another index series using 2016 as the base year and interpret the index number for the year 2017. (iii)
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