Question:

Consumer price index falls 0.4% in April The CPI in April 2013 was 233 and 0.4% lower than in March. In April, food prices rose 0.2% while energy prices fell 4.3%. Distinguish between the price level and the inflation rate and explain why the CPI fell by only 0.4 percent when energy fell by 4.3 percent.

Please proper explain and do not copy from Chegg. Otherwise I have to report the answer.