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Record 1 1997-03-18

English

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OBS

By Gail Logan and Heather Pearl. Issued by the Prices Division. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1996. Contents: What is the CPI? --Misconceptions About the CPI. --How the CPI relates to you? --The goods and services contained in the CPI Basket. --The relative importance of commodities in the CPI Basket. --Updating the CPI Basket. --Collecting prices. --Dealing with quality change. --Calculating indexes. --The CPI Time Base. --Calculating percentage changes. --Using the CPI to adjust payments. --Using the CPI to compare dollar values over time. --CPI and other related publications. --Glossary of terms.

French

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  • Titres de monographies
OBS

Par Gail Logan et Heather Pearl. Ottawa : Division des prix, Statistique Canada, 1996. Sommaire: Qu'est-ce que l'IPC? --Méprises concernant l'IPC. --L'IPC et vous. --Les biens et les services contenus dans le panier de l'IPC. --L'importance relative des produits dans le panier de l'IPC. --La mise à jour du panier de l'IPC. --Le relevé des prix. --Les changements de qualité --Le calcul des indices. --La période de base de l'IPC. --Le calcul des taux de variation. --L'utilisation de l'IPC pour ajuster des paiements. --L'utilisation de l'IPC pour comparer des valeurs en dollars à travers le temps. --L'IPC et autres publications connexes. --Glossaire de termes.

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