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kĩ năng viết trong các bài test 3 – ECONOMICS –M easuring Economic Growth E XERCISE 9 Using the graph and passage about the consumer priceEconomists use different data to study the health of the index, answer the following questions. The answers areeconomy. They look at stock market trading, the cost of on page 169.living, unemployment rates, and the gross domestic prod-uct (GDP). The GDP measures the total value of goods 1. How much would an urban consumer expect toand services produced within the United States over the pay in 2001 for an item that costs $50 incourse of a year. The gross national product (GNP) takes 1982–1984?into account both the GDP and foreign investments. If a. $88the GNP decreases for two consecutive quarters during b. $100a year, the economy is considered to be in recession. c. $176 d. $43 Consumer Price Index—All Urban Consumers 1990–2004 190 e. $131 180 2. What conclusion can you make based on the 170 graph?Index: 1982–1984 = 100 a. The CPI tracks price changes for common 160 household expenses. 150 b. The cost of living has decreased in recent years. 140 c. The rate of increase in the cost of living 130 slowed between 1999 and 2000. 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 d. If the cost of living continues to rise, peopleSource: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. will move out of the cities. e. The cost of living for city residents steadily The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes in increased between 1990 and 2001.the cost of living. To calculate the CPI, the U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics tracks changes in prices in commongoods and services—food, clothing, rent, fuel, and oth-ers—each year. The graph shows the CPI in all U.S. citiesbetween 1990 and 2001. To make comparisons betweenyears, the graph uses the years 1982–1984 as a baseperiod (1982–1984 = 100). For instance, if the averageurban consumer spent $100 on living expenses in1982–1984, he or she spent more th ...