market basket
noun
: a variety of consumer goods and services used to calculate a consumer price index
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The intrigue: Another way of getting a better picture of bird flu activity in an anonymized way would be through the use of what's known as market basket surveys, Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota told Axios.
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Tina Reed, Axios, 10 July 2024
Since 2013, the group has been tracking a market basket of grocery prices pegged to specific holiday meals including July 4th and Thanksgiving.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
An annual survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation revealed that overall costs are up 5% — a record high — from last year for a July Fourth cookout that includes a market basket of typical items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
President Joe Biden has weighed in on the Department of Labor report out Friday that shows the consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of everyday goods and services, climbed at its fastest rate in nearly 40 years.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2021
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Tina Reed, Axios, 10 July 2024
Since 2013, the group has been tracking a market basket of grocery prices pegged to specific holiday meals including July 4th and Thanksgiving.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
An annual survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation revealed that overall costs are up 5% — a record high — from last year for a July Fourth cookout that includes a market basket of typical items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
President Joe Biden has weighed in on the Department of Labor report out Friday that shows the consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of everyday goods and services, climbed at its fastest rate in nearly 40 years.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2021
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“Market basket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20basket. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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