Rent information is collected in the Labor Force Survey in more locations. Excludes income taxes, charitable donations, contributions made to pension plans, and consumer savings and investments. Life insurance and health services provided under publicly funded health insurance programs are also excluded. Prices are collected for approximately 650 specifications. Many specifications are priced monthly, but others are priced less frequently.
Collection is spread over the first three weeks of the month.
Based on 1996 annual expenditure patterns. Weighting for sub-basic classes may be updated at any time. Every 4 years. Investigating the possibility of annual updates. The selected items should represent the price movement of the basic class and should be available for a reasonable length of time.