Principles of Macroeconomics (Maymester 2009)

Activity 5

Name _____________________      Due Day __May 23______

1. Visit this link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables.htm and click on "Table Containing History of CPI-U U.S. All Items Indexes and Annual Percent Changes From 1913 to Present."   Find the Consumer Price Index for April 2009 __________

2. Go to http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm In the Economy at a Glance table, find the Consumer Price Index for April 2009 ___________

3. Why are the answers in part 1 and part 2 above different?

4. What is the base period for Consumer Price Index?