chaper 4 CPI课件.ppt

CPI and inflation The consumer price index C H A P T E R C H E C K L I S T When you have completed your study of this chapter, you will be able to 6.1 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average of the prices paid by urban consumers for a fixed market basket of consumer goods and services. The BLS calculates the CPI every month. We can use these numbers to compare what a fixed basket of goods costs this month with what it cost in some previous month. CPI（居民消费价格指数, consumer price index）是指城乡居民购买支付生活消费品和服务项目的价格，是社会产品和服务项目的最终价格， 居民消费价格指数是一个反映居民家庭一般所购买的消费商品和服务价