Our new data page, CPI Inflation Contributions from Goods and Services, details the evolution of inflation using the consumer ...

The CPI is a measure of inflation and deflation. The CPI report uses a different survey methodology, price samples, and index weights than the producer price index (PPI), which measures changes in ...

The country needs to ensure that the weights used for aggregating the headline consumer price index are aligned with more recent data, says Shashanka Bhide, external member of the Reserve Bank of ...

A key category to watch will be housing costs. This is termed “shelter” within the CPI report. This category carries a major weight in the CPI series and has risen 4.9% for the past 12 months.

Shelter costs carries a high weight in the CPI and they are currently rising at an annual rate of more than 8%. If they were to ease from current levels, then that would likely bring inflation down.

First, goods and services are selected to be included in the CPI basket based on large-scale household consumption and expenditure surveys. These items are then assigned weights based on their ...

The weights with which the price trends of the individual goods and services are reflected in the consumer price index are also important. The Price Kaleidoscope shows you the price trend and the ...