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Equivalent: Indice de prix de Paasche |
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A price index defined as a fixed weight, or fixed basket, index which uses the basket of goods and services of the current period. The current period serves as the weight reference period and the base period as the price reference period. It is identical with a weighted harmonic average of the current to base period price relatives using the value shares of the current period as weights.
Also called a “current weighted index”.
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ILO, IMF, OECD, Eurostat, UNECE, World Bank, 2004, Producer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.
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Theme: Prices and purchasing power partities |
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on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
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updated on Friday, July 8, 2005 |
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