Prices of over half of the food items rose in February compared to a month ago, as households spending more on food and services felt the pinch of rise in prices more than others.

Food inflation for February 2025 at 3.75% is down a full 712 bps from the peak of October 2024. More importantly, the fall in last 4 months has been progressive. Food inflation for Feb-25 is sharply ...

The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than ...

The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than ...

CPI drops to 2.8% with falling fuel and food prices, but core inflation stays high. Click for a full review of the inflation ...

The consumer price index rose 2.8% in February from 12 months earlier. Inflation decelerated but economists fear tariffs will ...

Consumer Price Index data on Wednesday will give Americans, and the Federal Reserve, another readout on inflation.

As an index, the CPI shows where current average prices for a particular basket of goods and services land on a scale relative to a historic reference point. But it’s more common to talk about ...

"January's CPI data will lend support to the idea that ... The statistics agency made changes to goods and services in its consumer inflation basket and updated the weights to reflect changes ...

In total, there are now 391 products in the consumer price index basket, down from 396. New food products added to the basket include basmati rice, meat bones, meat patties, chicken nuggets and ...

The basket's weightings have also changed for the first time since 2019. For example, the weighting for food and non-alcoholic beverages has increased from 17% to more than 18% of the consumer price ...

As South Africa prepares for the unveiling of the revamped Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday, there is growing concern about the increasing costs of staple food items, particularly for the ...