Many mothers wonder how much expressed breastmilk they need to have available if they are away from baby. In exclusively breastfed babies, milk intake increases quickly during the first few weeks of life, then stays about the same between one and six months (though it likely increases short term during growth spurts).
The steps involved in calculating the consumer price index and the inflation rate, in order are: Fix the basket, find the prices, compute the basket's cost, choose a base year and compute the index, and compute the inflation rate.
Consumer Price Index - CPI. Loading the player... What is the 'Consumer Price Index - CPI'. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food and medical care. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them.