A survey for a new CPI basket finds that households spend the following amounts in a typical month:
| Item | Average monthly household spending |
|---|---|
| Restaurant meals and takeaways | £96 |
| Home heating | £72 |
| Fresh bread | £24 |
| Prescription medicines | £9 |
Which item should receive the greatest weight in the basket?
Prescription medicines
Fresh bread
Restaurant meals and takeaways
Home heating
62 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 3.4 Price stability, covering 3.4.1 Price stability and inflation, 3.4.2 Measuring inflation with CPI, 3.4.3 Calculate the effect of inflation, 3.4.4 Analyse inflation figures, and 3.4.5 Causes and consequences of inflation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.