Construct Consumer Price Index Number with the help of the following data-Consumer Items Price Weight Food 125 40 Fuel 120 10 Cloth 66-67 25 House Rent 120 15 Miscellaneous 150 10

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Construct Consumer Price Index Number with the help of the following data:

Consumer Items Price Weight

Food
Fuel
Cloth
House Rent
Miscellaneous 125
120
66.67
120
150 40
10
25
15
10

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Items Price
(P) Weights
(W) PW

Food
Fuel
Cloth
House rent
Miscellaneous 125
120
66.67
120
150 40
10
25
15
10 5000
1200
16 66.75
1800
1500

$Σ W = 100$ $Σ W = 11166.75$

Consumer price index
$= \frac{\sum P W}{\sum W} = \frac{111 66.75}{100} = 111.67$

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Consumer Items	Price	Weight
Food Fuel Cloth House Rent Miscellaneous	125 120 66.67 120 150	40 10 25 15 10

Items	Price (P)	Weights (W)	PW
Food Fuel Cloth House rent Miscellaneous	125 120 66.67 120 150	40 10 25 15 10	5000 1200 16 66.75 1800 1500




		$Σ W = 100$	$Σ W = 11166.75$

Construct Consumer Price Index Number with the help of the following data: Consumer Items Price Weight Food Fuel Cloth House Rent Miscellaneous 125 120 66.67 120 150 40 10 25 15 10

Items Price (P) Weights (W) PW Food Fuel Cloth House rent Miscellaneous 125 120 66.67 120 150 40 10 25 15 10 5000 1200 16 66.75 1800 1500 ΣW =100 ΣW =11166.75 Consumer price index =∑PW∑W=111 66.75100=111.67

Construct Consumer Price Index Number with the help of the following data:

Consumer Items Price Weight

Food
Fuel
Cloth
House Rent
Miscellaneous 125
120
66.67
120
150 40
10
25
15
10

Items Price
(P) Weights
(W) PW

Food
Fuel
Cloth
House rent
Miscellaneous 125
120
66.67
120
150 40
10
25
15
10 5000
1200
16 66.75
1800
1500

$Σ W = 100$ $Σ W = 11166.75$

Consumer price index
$= \frac{\sum P W}{\sum W} = \frac{111 66.75}{100} = 111.67$