Multiple Choice
The Bureau of Labor Statistics complies two different types of market baskets,to reflect the spending habits of two different types of people:
A) All Urban Workers (CPI-U) and All Farm Workers (CPI-F)
B) All Urban Workers (CPI-U) and Urban Low Wage Workers (CPI-LW)
C) All Urban Workers (CPI-U) and Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
D) All Urban Workers (CPI-U) and All Rural Workers (CPI-R)
E) All Urban Workers (CPI-U) and Urban Service Workers (CPI-S) .
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