曼昆宏观经济学第二十四章.pptx

24MeasuringtheCostofLiving

MeasuringtheCostofLivingLastchapter,welookedathoweconomistsuseGDPtomeasurethequantityofgoodsandservicesthattheeconomyisproducing.Thischapter,weexaminesthathoweconomistsmeasuretheoverallcostofliving.Consumerpriceindex—awayofturningdollarfiguresintomeaningfulmeasuresofpurchasingpower.

MeasuringtheCostofLivingInflationreferstoasituationinwhichtheeconomy’soverallpricelevelisrising.Theinflationrateisthepercentagechangeinthepricelevelfromthepreviousperiod.

ContentTheconsumerpriceindex