Multiple Choice
Because increases in input prices eventually make it to consumers when they buy the final product, the PPI:
A) is considered a good predictor of future consumer prices.
B) is a lag variable for inflation.
C) accounts for inflation before it reaches consumers, adjusting the CPI downward.
D) accounts for inflation before it reaches consumers, adjusting the CPI upward.
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