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Largest differences between official Consumer Price Index (CPI) weights and derived basket weights, April 2020

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Rent Homeowners' replacement cost Mortgage interest cost Meat Property taxes and other special charges Purchase of passenger vehicles Food purchased from restaurants Air transportation Travel tours Gasoline 0 2 4 6 8 10 % of basket Official CPI basket weightsOfficial CPI basket weights Derived weightsDerived weights
Source(s):
Consumer Prices Program.

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Largest differences between official Consumer Price Index (CPI) weights and derived basket weights, April 2020, % of basket
  Official CPI basket weights Derived weights
Rent 6.41 9.13
Homeowners' replacement cost 5.14 7.10
Mortgage interest cost 3.57 5.24
Meat 2.07 3.62
Property taxes and other special charges 3.40 4.78
Purchase of passenger vehicles 7.59 2.64
Food purchased from restaurants 5.17 2.91
Air transportation 1.49 0.26
Travel tours 1.21 0.14
Gasoline 3.13 2.17
Source(s):
Consumer Prices Program.
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