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The Table Below Is the Laspeyres Price Index for a Basket

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The table below is the Laspeyres price index for a basket of goods related to the Computer IT industry.  Year 198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999 Base 1988100101.5104.2103.9106.2107.8107.91081085109110111.5 Year 200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012 Base 1988112.4113.1114115.4117119.2121.6123.8124.9125.6129.3132.8\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & 1988 & 1989 & 1990 & 1991 & 1992 & 1993 & 1994 & 1995 & 1996 & 1997 & 1998 & 1999 \\\hline \text { Base } & & & & & & & & & & & & \\1988 & 100 & 101.5 & 104.2 & 103.9 & 106.2 & 107.8 & 107.9 & 108 & 1085 & 109 & 110 & 111.5 \\\hline\end{array}\\\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & 2001 & 2002 & 2003 & 2004 & 2005 & 2006 & 2007 & 2008 & 2009 & 2010 & 2011 & 2012 \\\hline \text { Base } & & & & & & & & & & & & \\1988 & 112.4 & 113.1 & 114 & 115.4 & 117 & 119.2 & 121.6 & 123.8 & 124.9 & 125.6 & 129.3 & 132.8 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array} (a) Calculate and interpret the percentage price change from 2005 to 2013, using the 1988 base
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(b) Change the base of this index series to 2005. Explain why a base change may be useful.
(c) Using the series with base 2005 that you created in part (b) recalculate the percentage price change from 2005 to 2013. Interpret.
(d) Compare your answers from parts (a) and (c), in particular explain which value is a change in percentage points and which value is the percentage change.

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