Price of a house          $120,000            $145,000 Number of houses produced           1000              1050       Price of a pair of shoe           $150              $170 Number of pairs of shoes produced      650,000          525,000 Year 2000 Year 2001 Price of a house $120,000 Price of a pair of shoes $150 $170 Number of houses produced 1,000 Number of pairs of shoes 650,000    525,000   (d) Calculate the GDP deflator for both years. (e) Calculate the rate of inflation for 2001

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2000

              2001

Price of a house

         $120,000

           $145,000

Number of houses produced

          1000

             1050

     

Price of a pair of shoe

          $150

             $170

Number of pairs of shoes produced

     650,000

         525,000

Year 2000 Year 2001 Price of a house $120,000

Price of a pair of shoes $150 $170

Number of houses produced 1,000

Number of pairs of shoes 650,000    525,000

 

(d) Calculate the GDP deflator for both years.

(e) Calculate the rate of inflation for 2001 using the GDP deflator.

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