Many different expenses serve as components of the CPI ... the BLS plans to update weights annually for the Consumer Price Index based on a single calendar year of data, using consumer expenditure ...

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

Every component of the CPI has two inputs: the change in price, and the weight that item is given in the overall CPI basket. Figuring out the weight of OER is trickier than it is for things like ...

Purchases of motor vehicles are included in transportation; however, since these retail purchases are commonly made with cheques or through financing, mapping the weights for that CPI component is ...