Chapter 14 Money and The Economy : Pre-Class & In-Class Activities Packet Name/I.D. Number : ___________________________________________ Section: _____________ Date: ______________ Part 1. Video Questions on "Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising?" 2. What rate of inflation was detected during that period? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How many commodity prices are recorded by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What do we call the Federal Reserve policy of pumping dollars into the economy to keep us from falling back into recession? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What kind of incomes are indexed to inflation? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why is that food and energy prices are excluded from the CORE Inflation? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What question(s) do you have after watching the video about "Tracking Inflation: How Fast Are Prices Rising" or the Infographics in this Packet? Specify at least one. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________