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The consumer price index (CPI) measures the rates at which the prices of consumer goods and services are changing over time. It is a key statistic for purposes of economic and social policymaking, especially monetary policy and social policy, and has substantial and wide-ranging implications for governments, businesses, and workers, as well as 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 priniciples needed for making choices in efficient and cost-effective ways and for appreciating the full implications of those choices. The following international organizations, concerned both with the measurement of inflation and with policies designed to control it, have collaborated on the preparation of this manual: the International Labour Office; the International Monetary Fund; the Organization for Econmomic Co-operation and Development; the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat); the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; and the World Bank.

Consumer price indexes --- Price indexes --- Price indices --- Index numbers (Economics) --- Methodology.

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Price indexes can be constructed using a “hedonic method” that adjusts for changes in the quality of a product by focusing on a set of key product characteristics. This handbook contributes to a better understanding of the merits and shortcomings of conventional and hedonic price indexes and methods, and provides an analytic basis for choosing among them. It sets out “best practice” principles for constructing hedonic indexes and examines criticisms of hedonic indexes. The handbook brings together material that is now scattered in a wide number of places, but goes beyond the economic literature in significant respects. It has been written because there is a widespread view that the principles for conducting hedonic investigations are not readily assembled for statistical agency work, which is the primary audience of this volume.

Science and Technology --- Economics --- Price indexes --- Quality of products --- Business & Economics --- Economic Theory --- Price indexes. --- Quality of products. --- Product quality --- Price indices --- Consumer protection --- Quality control --- Workmanship --- Index numbers (Economics)

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A pocket-sized reference on key development data for over 50 countries in Africa, this book provides profiles of each country with 54 development indicators about people, environment, economy, technology, infrastructure, trade and finance. A must have for anyone interested in today's development challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. --- Africa -- Social conditions -- 21st century. --- Economic indicators. --- Economic indicators --- Social indicators --- Africa --- Economic conditions --- Social conditions --- Indicators, Social --- Business indicators --- Indicators, Business --- Indicators, Economic --- Leading indicators --- Quality of life --- Social history --- Social accounting --- Social prediction --- Economic history --- Economic forecasting --- Index numbers (Economics) --- Eastern Hemisphere

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This paper reviews alternative approaches to measuring an economy's cost competitiveness and proposes some new measures inspired by the economic theory of index numbers. The indices provide a theoretical benchmark for estimated real effective exchange rates, but differ from standard measures in that they are based on marginal rather than average sectoral shares in GDP or employment. The use of the new indices is illustrated by some simple calculations that highlight the potential exposure of the Irish economy to fluctuations in the euro-sterling exchange rate.

Competition -- Econometric models. --- Electronic books. -- local. --- Index numbers (Economics). --- Ireland -- Economic conditions. --- Business & Economics --- Economic Theory --- Competition --- Index numbers (Economics) --- Econometric models. --- Ireland --- Economic conditions. --- Numbers, Index --- Competition (Economics) --- Competitiveness (Economics) --- Economic competition --- Economic aspects --- Economics --- Prices --- Economic indicators --- Indexation (Economics) --- Commerce --- Conglomerate corporations --- Covenants not to compete --- Industrial concentration --- Monopolies --- Open price system --- Supply and demand --- Trusts, Industrial --- Finance: General --- Foreign Exchange --- Labor --- Macroeconomics --- General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) --- Price Level --- Inflation --- Deflation --- Employment --- Unemployment --- Wages --- Intergenerational Income Distribution --- Aggregate Human Capital --- Aggregate Labor Productivity --- Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data --- Data Access --- Finance --- Currency --- Foreign exchange --- Labour --- income economics --- Real effective exchange rates --- Consumer price indexes --- Cost of living --- Price indexes --- Economic theory --- Cost and standard of living --- Income economics

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SPECIAL FEATURES.:.; Innovation.; Labour markets

Brazil -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals. --- Brazil -- Economic policy -- Periodicals. --- Brazil -- Economic policy. --- Economic indicators -- Brazil -- Periodicals. --- Quality of life -- Brazil -- Periodicals. --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- Economic indicators --- Quality of life --- Brazil --- Economic conditions --- Economic policy. --- Life, Quality of --- Economic history --- Human ecology --- Life --- Social history --- Basic needs --- Human comfort --- Social accounting --- Work-life balance --- Business indicators --- Indicators, Business --- Indicators, Economic --- Leading indicators --- Economic forecasting --- Index numbers (Economics) --- Social indicators