APFIVE Chain-Weighted Measures of Real GDP
Statistical agencies have moved away from fixed base-year price weighting toward chain-weighted measures of real GDP primarily because:
A
Base-year methods undercount government expenditures
B
Chain-weighting accounts for changing consumption patterns
C
Base-year methods cannot account for new products
D
Chain-weighting is less affected by exchange rate fluctuations
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