The CPI or Consumer Price Index measures O Inflation by monitoring the change in gas prices and food items O Real GDP by comparing average change over time in production of consumer goods and services. O Inflation by comparing the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. O Unemployment by comparing the production of consumer goods and services with potential production

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