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

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.

The Bank of England faces an extra dilemma ahead of next week’s interest-rate decision, with the slump in the value of the ...

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

Stats SA added rosé wine, snuff, ready-made meals and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket Picture: iStock Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has shaken up the basket of goods and services used ...

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 ...

Australian shares are poised to rise with inflation data awaited. Boeing surged, Nvidia rebounded and Apple extended its recovery. Follow updates here.

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 ...