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Record 1 2003-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
  • Cost of Living
  • Statistics
CONT

Inflation measures. The most commonly used index formula is the Laspeyres index which measures the change in cost of purchasing the same basket of goods and services in the current period as was purchased in a specified base period. The prices are weighted by quantities in the base period. The Laspeyres index is practical and esasy to interpet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
  • Coût de la vie
  • Statistique
DEF

Moyenne arithmétique des indices élémentaires pondérés par les coefficients budgétaires afférents à la période de base.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
  • Costo de vida
  • Estadística
DEF

Ideado por el estadístico francés Etienne Laspeyres, se utiliza para la construcción de índices ponderados, de forma que los productos que se incluyen dentro de ellos tienen cada uno su peso, en función de su importancia real en la producción, el consumo, etc.

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