中宏第二章材料.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From 2002 to 2003, it’s not obvious that the inflation rate will be positive (that the basket’s cost will increase): the price of pizza rises by $1, the price of CDs falls by $1. However, since the basket contains twice as many pizzas as CDs, a given change in the price of pizza will have a bigger impact on the basket’s cost (and CPI) than the same sized price change in CDs. * * * * * * * * * * source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. * * Copyright ? 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. 2-* 价格水平的衡量 价格指数:经济体系在一特定时期内所生