THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is preparing the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the country’s National Income Accounts (NIA) this year. On Wednesday, National Statistician ...

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

Consumers paid 1.8% more in September 2024 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the ...

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

Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.

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

A complete list of products entering and exiting the basket is included below Readjustment of the weights “Each product in the CPI basket has a weight attached to it that determines its relative ...

Stats SA added rosé wine, snuff, ready-made meals and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and removed frozen potato ...

The statement noted that exercise is vital to ensure that the CPI basket, which tracks the prices of goods and services, accurately represents present-day spending habits. It noted that the ...

Inflation was steady at 2.9%t in January as a decline in rice prices – a first in more than three years – and slower increase ...

Owners' equivalent rent, which represents about one-quarter of the CPI basket, continued to slow on a Y/Y basis, easing to +4.8% in December from 4.9% in November. Supercore CPI, which strips out ...

In addition to tomato and onion, tur dal has contributed to India’s food inflation which has remained high over the past two years, said the Economic Survey 2024-25 released on Thursday ...