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The Consumer Price Index

Level:
A-Level, IB Diploma
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 14 Mar 2020

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A worked example of a weighted consumer price index is looked at in this short revision video together with updated details on the weighting of the UK CPI and the movement of different goods and services into and out of the inflation calculation.

The Consumer Price Index
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