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Why is gasoline weighted more heavily than tomatoes in a calculation of the annual inflation rate in the United States?

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A

Gasoline costs more to produce and purchase than tomatoes.

B

Gasoline is imported from other nations at a higher rate than tomatoes.

C

Americans purchase many more boxes of tomatoes than barrels of gasoline.

D

Americans spend more money on gasoline than tomatoes, on average.

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