Consumer price index manual : theory and practice /
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 com...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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[Geneva] :
[International Labour Office],
2004.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=449719 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "This volume is an expanded revision of Consumer price indices: An ILO manual, published in 1989"--Page v The opening Web page contains links to each chapter in PDF form. Title from Web page (viewed June 23, 2005). Publication from: International Labour Organization website. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781455255733 1455255734 9781455271955 1455271950 922113699X 9789221136996 |