market basket
noun
: a variety of consumer goods and services used to calculate a consumer price index
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That year, the farm bureau’s Thanksgiving market basket reached a record high of $64.06.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Shopping for the spread costs about 2% less this year, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s Thanksgiving market basket survey.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2024
Since 1986, the American Farm Bureau Federation has been analyzing the cost of a market basket of foods needed to make a traditional holiday meal, giving shoppers an idea of what to expect.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Inflation represents changes in the cost of a market basket of goods (such as groceries and fuel).
—John M. Bremen, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Shopping for the spread costs about 2% less this year, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s Thanksgiving market basket survey.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2024
Since 1986, the American Farm Bureau Federation has been analyzing the cost of a market basket of foods needed to make a traditional holiday meal, giving shoppers an idea of what to expect.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Inflation represents changes in the cost of a market basket of goods (such as groceries and fuel).
—John M. Bremen, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Market basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20basket. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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