The 2024 series for calculation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation has lowered the weightage of food items to 36.8%, compared with 46% earlier. And since the food prices are largely benign, ...

Reduced weightage for food, clothing, education is a structural attack against the working class, exposing the government’s pro-corporate bias, said the trade union.

A new SBI report finds the updated CPI method's market additions are skewed, with UP and Maharashtra comprising 43% of 565 ...

Even if shoppers feel prices keep rising, the true picture comes from Statistics Estonia's consumer price index. ERR explored how it is compiled and why the figures can be trusted.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) new method market additions for the calculation of the inflation data skewed towards few states as ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 has been released. How is its structure different from the earlier series? What other indicators are used to calculate inflation in India?

The government will track expenditure by households on e-commerce, OTT platforms and rail fares, among others to calculate retail inflation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2024 series rolled out ...