New data sources are now available in many countries to supplement direct collection of prices for the consumer price index (CPI). This technical assistance mission supported the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova with incorporating scanner data from the State Tax Service...

A technical assistance (TA) mission was conducted by the statistics department of the IMF in May 2023 to assist the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) with updating the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Preliminary consumer basket was created during the mission with expanded coverage, and...

The Greek government has provided substantial support to households to cope with the high cost of living in 2022-2023. This paper leverages on the rich micro-level data on household consumption in the Household Budget Survey to study the distributional impact of price increases. Policy...

The primary objective of the mission was to assess the concepts and methods used to compile the consumer price index (CPI) for Seychelles. The report identifies and discusses recommendations for improvement to ensure the CPI more broadly reflects the standards and best practices described in the...