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13. Which of these statements regarding Consumer Price Index (CPI) are accurate? Select all that apply.
A. The CPI can be computed for one industry or for the entire economy.
B. CPI does not take into account a product's share of market sales when determining inflation for an entire economy.
C. To figure out the current CPI, you first have to figure out the CPI for the base year.
D. Inflation is the change in CPI.
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