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REBASING

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French Equivalent: Changement de base

Definition:
Rebasing may have different meanings in different contexts. It may mean:

- changing the weights in an index,

- changing the price reference period of an index number series, or

- changing the index reference period of an index number series.

The weights, the price reference period, and the index reference period may be changed at the same time, but not necessarily so.

Source Publication:
ILO, IMF, OECD, UNECE, World Bank, 2004, Producer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, IMF, Washington DC.

Hyperlink:
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/tegppi/index.htm

Statistical Theme: Methodological information (metadata)

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Friday, December 2, 2005