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What was the Consumer Price Index for food and beverages in 2006?
Given:
The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages in 2007 was 203.3 after a hefty 3.9% increase from the previous year.
Concept Used:
An addition equation shows the sum of two numbers using + and = signs. The equals sign (=) means the things to its left are equal to the things to its right. The plus sign (+) shows you what things to add.
Calculation:
The Consumer Price Index for food and beverages in 2007 was = 203.3
Increase from the previous year = 3.9%
Let Consumer Price Index for food and beverages in 2006 was = x
So, the Consumer Price Index for food and beverages in 2006 was
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