In a country, people use only three products (Milk, Apple and Bread) for consumption. A typical basket for the country contains 10 liters of milk, 5 kg of apples and 15 packs of bread. The Price in AED of these products are given in the below table. The base year is given as 2015. Find the consumer price index (CPI) and inflation for all the years? What are the shortcomings of CPI?         Year Milk per liter Apple per KG Bread Per packet 2015 10 3 2 2016 10.5 3.5 2 2017 11.5 5 3 2018 12 6 4 2019 14 7 5 2020 16 8 5

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  1. In a country, people use only three products (Milk, Apple and Bread) for consumption. A typical basket for the country contains 10 liters of milk, 5 kg of apples and 15 packs of bread. The Price in AED of these products are given in the below table. The base year is given as 2015.
    1. Find the consumer price index (CPI) and inflation for all the years?
    2. What are the shortcomings of CPI?
       

Year

Milk per liter

Apple per KG

Bread Per packet

2015

10

3

2

2016

10.5

3.5

2

2017

11.5

5

3

2018

12

6

4

2019

14

7

5

2020

16

8

5

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