Rao Inderjit Singh announces expansion of CPI basket, with new base year and potential changes in item weightage.

The latest update to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket gives even more weight to shelter costs—particularly mortgage ...

Additionally, Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food climbed 3.1% YoY in June against 3.3% expected and down from 3.6% in the prior month.

The revamped Consumer Price Index (CPI), set to launch in February-March 2026, will include item-level data for both rural ...

OTTAWA – Statistics Canada on Tuesday updated the basket weights for the goods and services it uses to determine inflation, increasing the influence of the shelter and transportation components.

Bread (from R14.99), eggs (from R44.99), milk (from R14.99 a litre), fruit and veg, rice (from R38.99), sugar (from R44.99), ...

While interest rates and fuel prices, as well as inflation, are lower, the picture for low-income consumers has not changed.

By Subrata Majumder Concerns loomed large on India’s double standard for its neutral stand on Ukraine – Russia war and ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's annual inflation rate in May was unchanged from the previous month at 1.7% as drop in gasoline ...

Two industry reports are shining a light on the cost of a July 4 th barbecue. The economists at Wells Fargo calculate an ...

South African consumers can expect to pay even more to host a braai, with food prices rising sharply in June compared to a ...