Construction of CPIX Data for Forecasting and Modelling in South Africa.

South Africa adopted inflation targeting in 2000, targeting the consumer price index excluding mortgage interest cost (or CPIX), for "metropolitan and urban areas". Yet there is no clear technical account of the methodology of construction of the consumer price index (CPI) and CPIX by Stat...

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Main Authors: Aron, J, Muellbauer, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004