Inflation, in its simplest form, is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, subsequently, how purchasing power is falling. Imagine this: last year, your $5 could get you a fancy cup of coffee. This year, it barely covers a regular one. Th...
The CPI's focus is on the final sale. But these two indexes don't just differ based on the type ofpricesmeasured. There are also important compositional differences between the PPI and the CPI that can be considered. These distinctions are based on what's included and left out of each. ...
Conditions observed during the inspection included live rodents, dead rodents in various states of decay, rodent feces and urine, evidence of gnawing, nesting; and rodent odors throughout the facility, dead birds and bird droppings, and products stored in conditions that did not protect them agains...
It is important to know that in Switzerland, some things, such as health insurance, are not included in the inflation numbers. If you want to know, I will talk aboutwhether inflation in Switzerland is really that low. Deflation Contrary to what a lot of people think,inflation can be negati...
Another player is built-in inflation – this is all about expectations. If people expect prices to go up, they ask for higher wages, which can lead to businesses increasing prices to cover the higher wages, creating a cycle. Each of these causes affects not just the price tags you see in...
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)represents 93% of the U.S. population not living in remote rural areas. It doesn't cover spending by people living in farm households, institutions, or on military bases. CPI-U is the basis of the widely reported CPI numbers that matter to financial ...
Life annuities in the U.S. by law pay the recipient for as long as he or she is living. They do not stop if you are alive. It's really that simple. I don't know what you may be hearing but the only annuity that would stop even if you were living would be a "Period Certain...
Why it matters: Social commerce adoption is on the rise, but it may not be in its final form yet. As consumers become more comfortable with shopping on social media, brands and platforms will need to figure out the best way to capture those sales. But no matter how you look at it, ...
Data on nonfarm payrolls is collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and included in the monthly employment situation report. The employment situation report includes two surveys, the household survey and the establishment survey. Understanding Nonfarm Payroll ...
In the last Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey conducted in Poland in 2018, a group of 17-year-old adolescents (n = 1663; mean age 17.63 ± 0.36 years) was included outside the international protocol. This allowed an assessment to be made of their level of health lit...