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What are the strengths of the CPI? What are the characteristics of these strengths?
Same for weaknesses?
If the CPI is imperfect why do we use it?

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Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to measure the changes in the prices of a range of consumer products. It is calculated in urban areas and provides a fairly good look at how much inflation has occurred in the country.
A CPI can utilize either a base year or a chained system. Using a base year system, the CPI takes a breakdown of spending areas from a specific year and weights each accordingly for subsequent years. As an example, if in 1990 the breakdown of spending was 15% food, 10% recreation, 25% housing, 5% apparel, 15% transportation, 10% medical care, 5% education and 15% other, then these same weightings would be used in all ...

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