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To Measure the "Core" Inflation Rate, the Bureau of Economic

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To measure the "core" inflation rate, the Bureau of Economic Analysis uses a price measure that


A) excludes food and energy prices because the prices of these items can be volatile.
B) includes food and energy prices because the se items account for a significant portion of the typical consumer's expenditures.
C) is made up of a fixed basket that includes durable goods, non-durable goods, and services.
D) includes prices for different components of gross private domestic investment, government spending, and personal consumption expenditures.

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