Feds Revise Cost Calculations

Statistics Canada yesterday said it’s revising how it calculates inflation for its benchmark Consumer Price Index but wouldn’t discuss what changes are contemplated. The agency in the past has removed or added check-out items to reflect changing spending patterns, it said: ‘The Index can only reflect changes in consumer expenditures when basket weights are updated.’

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