This means that a basket of goods and services that cost $10 in the 1982-84 base period now costs $11.80.

This basket of dry bread and coffee was costing him ten dollars.

The basket is imported from the Philippines and costs $500.

This means that a basket of goods and services costing $10.00 in the 1982-1984 base period now costs $11.65.

This means that a basket of goods costing $100 in 1982 would have cost $109.30 last month.

Indeed, when that happens later this month, my basket would, in effect, cost an extra £1.27 on top of the £2.09.

The basket costs just £17.95, inclusive of postage and packing.

These baskets generally cost $100 each and are easy to service.

A basket of consumer goods that sold for $100 in 1982 would cost $141.30 today.

These baskets would cost millions of dollars and thus would be available only to large institutions, not small investors.