Consumer Price Index Manual

Consumer Price Index Manual
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2004-08-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221136996

The consumer price index (CPI) measures the rate at which prices of consumer goods and services change over time. It is used as a key indicator of economic performance, as well as in the setting of monetary and socio-economic policy such as indexation of wages and social security benefits, purchasing power parities and inflation measures. This manual contains methodological guidelines for statistical offices and other agencies responsible for constructing and calculating CPIs, and also examines underlying economic and statistical concepts involved. Topics covered include: expenditure weights, sampling, price collection, quality adjustment, sampling, price indices calculations, errors and bias, organisation and management, dissemination, index number theory, durables and user costs.

Consumer Price Index Manual, 2020

Consumer Price Index Manual, 2020
Author: Brian Graf
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2020-11-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781484354841

The Consumer Price Index Manual: Concepts and Methods contains comprehensive information and explanations on compiling a consumer price index (CPI). The Manual provides an overview of the methods and practices national statistical offices (NSOs) should consider when making decisions on how to deal with the various problems in the compilation of a CPI. The chapters cover many topics. They elaborate on the different practices currently in use, propose alternatives whenever possible, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative. The primary purpose of the Manual is to assist countries in producing CPIs that reflect internationally recommended methods and practices.

Price Index Concepts and Measurement

Price Index Concepts and Measurement
Author: W. Erwin Diewert
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2010-02-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0226148572

Although inflation is much feared for its negative effects on the economy, how to measure it is a matter of considerable debate that has important implications for interest rates, monetary supply, and investment and spending decisions. Underlying many of these issues is the concept of the Cost-of-Living Index (COLI) and its controversial role as the methodological foundation for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Price Index Concepts and Measurements brings together leading experts to address the many questions involved in conceptualizing and measuring inflation. They evaluate the accuracy of COLI, a Cost-of-Goods Index, and a variety of other methodological frameworks as the bases for consumer price construction.

Consumer Price Index Manual

Consumer Price Index Manual
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2004-08-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221136996

The consumer price index (CPI) measures the rate at which the prices of consumer goods and services are changing over time. It is a key statistic for economic and social policymaking and has substantial and wide-ranging implications for governments, businesses, and households. This important and comprehensive Manual provides guidelines for statistical offices and other agencies responsible for constructing CPIs, and explains in-depth the methods that are used to calculate a CPI. It also examines the underlying economic and statistical concepts and principles needed for making choices in efficient and cost-effective ways, and for appreciating the full implications of those choices.

A Practical Introduction to Index Numbers

A Practical Introduction to Index Numbers
Author: Jeff Ralph
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2015-08-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1118977815

This book provides an introduction to index numbers for statisticians, economists and numerate members of the public. It covers the essential basics, mixing theoretical aspects with practical techniques to give a balanced and accessible introduction to the subject. The concepts are illustrated by exploring the construction and use of the Consumer Prices Index which is arguably the most important of all official statistics in the UK. The book also considers current issues and developments in the field including the use of large-scale price transaction data. A Practical Introduction to Index Numbers will be the ideal accompaniment for students taking the index number components of the Royal Statistical Society Ordinary and Higher Certificate exams; it provides suggested routes through the book for students, and sets of exercises with solutions.