9. 10.9 At an international meeting of consumer advocates for price control, a comparison of CPI growth was made to understand the cost increases that inflation imposes on citizens in the United States, Mexico, and Turkey. The annual CPI percentages are shown for 2 years.

(a) If the base spending level for the year 2016 was set at $1000 per household in each country for comparison purposes, develop a table and graph of the resulting costs for 2017 and 2018.

(b) What is the percentage difference in 2018 between the United States and Turkey?Page 322 Table Summary: A table divided into 2 main columns shows a comparison of two years for CPI value in percentage for three countries. The first column shows is titled Years; second column titled CPI value in percentage, is divided into 3 subcolumns: USA, Mexico, and Turkey. Year CPI Value, % USA Mexico Turkey 2017 2.10 6.77 11.92 2018 1.90 4.83 20.30