A basket of goods represents consumer spending and is used to track changes in the prices of consumer goods and services over time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks 80,000 prices monthly to ...

Producer price data for 34 industries that go into 350 economic indices—manufacturing for lime, ammunition and metal cookware ...

When Trump returned to the Oval Office in January, the overall consumer price index, which measures the change in prices for a basket of goods and services, increased 3% from 2.9% in December 2024.

Among the 15 items that have been removed from the ONS’ inflation basket of goods and services are fresh turkey, oven-ready gammon joints, in-store cafeteria meals, and newspaper adverts.

This time around, 23 items have been added and 15 removed from the basket. Stephen Burgess, from the ONS, said: "Our inflation basket of goods shows how consumer spending has evolved over the years.

India is developing a new CPI series with a broader basket of goods and services, aiming for better regional data and ...