IMF Working Papers

Improving the Efficiency of the U.S. CPI

By Paul A. Armknecht

September 1, 1996

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Paul A. Armknecht Improving the Efficiency of the U.S. CPI, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1996) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and national and international economic developments.

Subject: Consumer price indexes, Cost of living, Expenditure, National accounts, Personal income, Price indexes, Prices

Keywords: Aggregate consumer price index, Commodity analyst, Consumer price indexes, Cost of living, CPI staff need access, Data review, Europe, Index number, Market basket, Personal income, Price change, Price indexes, Price level, Sample design, Shadow price, U.S. CPI, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    48

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1996/103

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1031996

  • ISBN:

    9781451948141

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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