Game 1 — CPI Calculator Lab

2.4 Price Indices and Inflation · AP Macroeconomics

Thinking Activation CHUNK → BUILD

Adjust quantities with +/− and slide year-2 prices. Watch CPI, inflation rate, and the Fisher equation update live.

Base year 2022 — fixed prices · adjust quantities

Total basket cost ¥0

Current year 2024 — slide each price

Total basket cost ¥0

Base CPI

100

2024 CPI

—

Inflation rate

—

Fisher equation — live

Nominal rate:

Real rate = —

Think about it

Adjust prices and quantities to explore how each item's weight in the basket affects CPI.