Consumer Price Index
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About this course
Consumer price index (CPI) data are essential inputs for sound policies. Policymakers require reliable measures of price change to make sound policy decisions. In addition, wages, salaries, government payments, pensions, rent, and other payments are indexed to the CPI and require accurate estimates of inflation. Learn the key concepts and compilation methods required to compile sound data using the best available methods.
What you'll learn
- understand key concepts of the consumer price index
- learn methods for compiling CPI data
- analyze the significance of accurate inflation estimates
Course objectives
- equip students with the knowledge to compile accurate CPI data
- highlight the importance of CPI in economic policies
Skills you'll gain
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