CPI accelerates in December, as expected; core CPI surprises lower
Excluding food and energy, core CPI gained 0.2% from a month earlier, after increasing 0.3% in each of the previous four months. The latest print slightly trailed the +0.3% consensus and the prior ...
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ONS reshuffles the inflation basket of goods – what are we buying and what have we ditched?
We give a full roundup below, explaining how the basket of goods works, before delving into the outlook for inflation. What is the CPI basket of goods? The main measure of inflation used in the UK ...
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What Is The Consumer Price Index And How It Impacts Investing
The Consumer Price Index “is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services,” according to the Bureau of ...
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What is CPI (the Consumer Prices Index)?
The goods and services that the CPI measures are often referred to collectively as the ‘shopping basket’. This changes annually to reflect consumers’ behaviour and spending patterns.
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What do high-frequency expenditure network data reveal about spending and inflation during COVID‑19?
The official consumer price index (CPI) uses a fixed basket of goods and services, based on expenditures reported by Canadians in the Survey of Household Spending (SHS). The CPI basket was ...
CPI edged higher in December, complicating the Fed's upcoming decision on rate cuts
Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.
Gold rally stalls with awaited CPI release just around the corner
Gradual US tariff schemes and tuned-down inflation expectations create tailwinds for Gold.
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Explainer: What GDP, CPI rebasing means for economy
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is planning to rebase Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Consumer Price ...