Statistics South Africa has tossed teddy bears, driving licences, and coffee beans out of its inflation basket, reflecting consumer's shopping habits as Saffers embrace ready-made meals and e-hailing ...

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

South Africa will add rose wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...

ShareAs Nigerians await the release of the new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the economy by ...

Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying ...

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

Use this inflation calculator to see how prices are changing: Inflation is the loss of purchasing power over time as prices rise. It is often expressed as a percentage and generally refers to a trend ...

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Bitcoin could climb as high as $700,000 per coin, driven by collective, small allocations from ...

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced that the trade union consumer basket they calculated for December 2024 amounts to 3,114.95 BAM. They remind that the ...

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

The consumer price index, or CPI, measures how quickly prices rise or fall for a basket of goods and services, from haircuts to coffee, clothing and concert tickets. CPI inflation has declined ...