In Brazil, the reference base period for the CPI is 2000. By 2016, prices had risen by 187 percent since the base period. The inflation rate in Brazil in 2017 was 3.4 percent, and in 2018, the inflation rate was 3.7 percent. Calculate the CPI in Brazil in 2017 and 2018. Brazil's CPI in 2019 was 318. Did Brazil's cost of living increase or decrease in 2019? The CPI in Brazil for 2017 is. >>> Answer to 1 decimal place. The CPI in Brazil for 2018 is. >>> Answer to 1 decimal place. Brazil's cost of living in 2019. O A. decreased B. changed by an unknown amount C. remained the same D. increased

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