Core inflation is measured because:
A. food and energy costs fluctuate frequently and can distort actual changes in the cost of living.
B. the prices of retail consumption items fluctuate frequently and can distort actual changes in the cost of living.
C. the prices of nondurable goods fluctuate more frequently than the prices of durable goods; therefore, removing them from the basket prevents potential distortion.
D. the prices of durable goods fluctuate more frequently than the prices of nondurable goods; therefore, removing them from the basket prevents potential distortion.
Answer: A
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