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Join the workshop at the UNECE/ILO meeting to learn about HICPs, methodology, recent developments, and more. Gain insights from experts in Eurostat and National Statistical Institutes.
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Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICPs) Workshop at the joint UNECE / ILO meeting of consumer prices experts, Geneva, 10 May 2010 Eurostat G6 – Price Statistics
Programme 1. Background to the development of HICPs 2. The role of Eurostat and the role of the National Statistical Institutes 3. The HICP methodology 4. Recent HICP developments issues and unfinished business 5. Viewpoints from an EU National Statistical Institute, a user and Eurostat 6. Calculating a proxy-HICP from a CPI Round-up discussion
Aim • Overview of the EU’s system of HICPs, the main harmonisation issues addressed and the processes that have been followed. • Consumer price experts in National Statistical Institutes from within and beyond the EU - who may be undertaking similar harmonisation initiatives or interested in building proxy-HICPs.
Presenters Eurostat: Alexandre Makaronidis Keith Hayes Jan Walschots Colin Stewart Mauro Politi - ISTAT, Italy Adrian Page - European Central Bank