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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Appear To Have The Most Volatile Price Changes

The document discusses price changes of fresh fruits and vegetables, sugar and sweets, and carbonated drinks from 1978 to 2009. Fresh fruits and vegetables exhibited the most volatility, while sugar and sweets had stable prices, and carbonated drinks prices consistently increased. Notably, by 2008, fresh fruits and vegetables surpassed sugar and sweets in price, and carbonated drinks rose more dramatically than sugar and sweets over the 30 years.

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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Appear To Have The Most Volatile Price Changes

The document discusses price changes of fresh fruits and vegetables, sugar and sweets, and carbonated drinks from 1978 to 2009. Fresh fruits and vegetables exhibited the most volatility, while sugar and sweets had stable prices, and carbonated drinks prices consistently increased. Notably, by 2008, fresh fruits and vegetables surpassed sugar and sweets in price, and carbonated drinks rose more dramatically than sugar and sweets over the 30 years.

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Fresh fruits and vegetables appear to have the most volatile price changes, with sharp

increases and decreases throughout the years.

Sugar and sweets seem to have the most stable prices, with a slight increase over time.

Carbonated drinks prices appear to be the most consistently increasing, with a few dips
throughout the years.

In 1979, the price of fresh fruits and vegetables was lower than the price of sugar and
sweets. By 2008, the price of fresh fruits and vegetables was higher than sugar and
sweets.

The price of carbonated drinks appears to have risen more dramatically than the price of sugar
and sweets over the 30 year period. The image you sent is a line graph showing the relative price
changes for fresh fruits and vegetables, sugars and sweets, and carbonated drinks between 1978
and 2009. The y-axis shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the x-axis shows the years.

Here’s a summary of the information in the graph:

 Overall, the prices of all the products increased over the 30 year period.
 Fresh fruits and vegetables appear to have the most volatile price changes, with sharp
increases and decreases throughout the years.
 Sugar and sweets seem to have the most stable prices, with a slight increase over time.
 Carbonated drinks prices appear to be the most consistently increasing, with a few dips
throughout the years.

Some specific comparisons you can make from the graph include:

 In 1979, the price of fresh fruits and vegetables was lower than the price of sugar and
sweets. By 2008, the price of fresh fruits and vegetables was higher than sugar and
sweets.
 The price of carbonated drinks appears to have risen more dramatically than the price of
sugar and sweets over the 30 year period.

It is important to note that the graph only shows the U.S. city averages and does not take into
account regional variations in price

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