Consumer Concepts By costa.a2012 Oct 12, 2011 Consumer Price Index (CPI) BLS Q&A Measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. Oct 13, 2011 Good Goods An object people want they can touch or hold. Oct 14, 2011 Service Service An action a person does for someone else. Oct 15, 2011 Inflation Inflation The rate at which prices for goods and services rise and fall. Oct 16, 2011 Interest Interest Money paid in exchange for borrowing other people or company's money. Oct 17, 2011 Budget Budget Info A spending plan that tracks money.