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The Consumer Price Index [PDF]

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The consumer price index (CPI) is probably the most closely watched indicator of inflation in the U.S. economy. In this article, Mark Wynne and Fiona Sigalla explain the construction of the CPI and evaluate some of its potential shortcomings as a measure
Fiona D. Sigalla, Mark A. Wynne
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The consumer price index [PDF]

open access: possible, 1994
The consumer price index (CPI) is probably the most closely watched indicator of inflation in the U.S. economy. In this article, Mark Wynne and Fiona Sigalla explain the construction of the CPI and evaluate some of its potential shortcomings as a measure of inflation.
Mark A. Wynne, Fiona D. Sigalla
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Measurement Biases in Consumer Price Indexes

International Statistical Review / Revue Internationale de Statistique, 1999
SummaryThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the cost of purchasing a fixed basket of goods at a fixed sample of outlets over time, and can be thought of as a practical approximation to a “true” cost‐of‐living index, and a measure of general inflation for the economy. In more recent times, concerns over the possibility that the U.S.
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Price Collection for the Consumer Price Index: a Documentation

2009
The quality of poverty estimates relies heavily on the data sources. One of the sources of data for poverty estimation in the Philippines is the retail price collected by the National Statistics Office. The retail prices are used, along with or in the absence of price data of certain commodities from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, for costing ...
Carmelita Ericta, Rosie Sta. Ana
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Revising the consumer price index

Government Publications Review (1973), 1977
Abstract This article calls attention to a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) and how it differs from its predecessor, and offers additional sources of information on the revision.
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Consumer Price Index Manual

2004
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.
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Consumer price index manual

Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, 2005
The paper gives an overview of the new Consumer Price Index Manual that was released in 2004 and of its compilation process. This manual is a milestone for calculation of consumer price indices (CPI) and is much more comprehensive than any other methodological document published on this subject.
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Critiquing the consumer price index [PDF]

open access: possible, 1997
According to some, the saying "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it" could be just as easily applied to the consumer price index. But what should be done?
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Consumer Price Indexes and Demand Functions

Revue de l'Institut International de Statistique / Review of the International Statistical Institute, 1958
A. A. Konüs, A. A. Konus
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