As such, shelter costs contributed 1.6% to the headline inflation rate of 2.9% on an annual basis to December 2024 given shelter’s 36% weight in the CPI series. Interestingly, the New Tenant ...

the appropriate new and prior period must be selected. The inflation rate is reported as a percentage and is often positive, assuming current market prices are appreciating. The monthly CPI ...

As has been the case for the past few months the stock market was able to survive a series of key economic reports without collapsing. The better-than-expected CPI report on Thursday pushed yields ...

Evidence is mounting that shelter disinflation is gaining momentum, a trend that has yet to be fully reflected in government inflation data but could signal relief for broader price pressures as ...

The next issue is free distribution of certain items in PDS for derivation of weights and their inclusion in the CPI basket of the new series of CPI. At present, in the State/UTs where free ...

The price-change data used for the CPI is gathered and published each month as an economic time series. Because of the frequency of its analysis, certain adjustments must be made to the data so it ...