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The consumer price index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation in South Africa. One variant, the consumer price index excluding mortgage costs (CPIX), is officially targeted by the South African Reserve Bank [1] and a primary measure that determines national interest rates.
A CPI is a statistical estimate constructed using the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are collected periodically. Sub-indices and sub-sub-indices can be computed for different categories and sub-categories of goods and services, which are combined to produce the overall index with weights reflecting their shares in the total of the consumer expenditures covered by the ...
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) WPI first published in 1902, and was one of the more economic indicators available to policy makers until it was replaced by most developed countries by the Consumer Price Index in the 1970s. WPI is the index that is used to measure the change in the average price level of goods traded in wholesale market.
Consumer inflation rose more than expected in March, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday. More expensive car repairs and an increase in disaster ...
With the latest data in the Consumer Price Index, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, Dec. 13, groceries went up by 0.5% as of November.
The November Consumer Price Index brought merry news for American drivers, as the gasoline index declined 2.0% from the previous month after rising 4.0% in October, according to the latest CPI data...
The United Nations Development Program's Human Development Index (HDI) ranked South Africa 110 out of 169 countries in 2010. The report notes, however, that the region's assessment has improved slowly since 1980. The HDI includes a Human Poverty Index (HPI-1), which ranked South Africa 85 out of 135 countries.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed prices rose 0.4% over the previous month and 3.2% over the prior year in February, more than forecast and an acceleration from January's 0.3% monthly increase ...