The products in the basket are updated periodically to better reflect shifts and trends in consumer spending. Product weights ...

This change, known as rebasing the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is more than just a technical update—it’s about understanding ...

Stats SA has updated its inflation basket, bidding farewell to frozen potato chips, and adding rosé wine and vaping.

Evidence is mounting that shelter disinflation is gaining momentum, a trend that has yet to be fully reflected in government ...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will better reflect ...

Key statistics The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.5% in the 12 months to December. The top contributors to the annual movement ...

The latest PMI survey for December showed that firms did raise their output prices but this was for the first time in three ...

South Africa will add rose wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...

3. When last did the BoS revise the weights of the CPI basket and why doesn’t it publish them, as does the CSO in Trinidad. I would hope the BoS respond to these questions, and that SN ...

Core services inflation has been among the stickiest component within the CPI basket in recent years, particularly driven by housing costs or shelter, which includes rent of primary residence and ...

Here at home, the Kiwi economy is in an awkward phase. Confidence has improved, but activity is still depressed. Many ...