Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'input producer price index'?

A. economic indicator representing measure of the rate of change over time in the prices of products sold as they leave the producer
B. economic indicator representing the total number of persons who work in or for the establishment including working proprietors, active business partners and unpaid family workers, as well as persons working outside the establishment when paid by and under the control of the establishment, for example, sales representatives, outside service engineers and repair and maintenance personnel
C. economic indicator representing a weighted average of the input and output producer price indices
D. economic indicator representing measure of the rate of change over time in the prices of inputs of goods and services purchased by the producer

Answer: economic indicator representing measure of the rate of change over time in the prices of inputs of goods and services purchased by the producer