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Economics (AS & A Level) · Feb / March 2021 · Paper 12 · Question 26

9708Price stability

The table shows a country's consumer prices index (CPI) for March and April 2018. | | CPI | |---|---| | March 2018 | 151.3 | | April 2018 | 148.6 | Which statement correctly describes what happened between these two months?

  1. AThere was a decrease in the annual rate of inflation.
  2. BThere was a decrease in real interest rates.
  3. CThere was an increase in the purchasing power of money.
  4. DThere was an increase in the standard of living.

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Correct answer: C. There was an increase in the purchasing power of money.

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