Which of the following is not one of the categories of which the CPI market basket consists?

a.

housing

b.

food

c.

education

d.

industry

D.

Education would be the element that is not a component of the CPI market basket among the choices given. By definition, a CPI market basket contains goods and services that can be consumed on a daily basis and could its values are essential to be used for tracking the inflation taking place in the economy.