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Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

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IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation Programme11.3.6 Relative Price CalculationThe relative prices are directly used in the index calculation.The relative prices are calculated by the expert <strong>of</strong> the statistical <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the district.In order to calculate the relative price <strong>for</strong> the items, the prices in the current trimesterare divided with the prices <strong>of</strong> previous trimester.The relative price should be rounded to four decimal places.11.3.7 Calculation <strong>of</strong> CCIThe <strong>for</strong>mula used to calculate the CCI derives from the classical Laspeyres index<strong>for</strong>mula:I(t) = Sum [P(i,t)*Q(i,o)] / Sum[P(i,o)*Q(i,o)]Where:I(t) is the price index between the current period t <strong>and</strong> the base period 0.P(i,t) is the price <strong>of</strong> item i in the period tQ(i,o) is the quantity <strong>of</strong> item i in the period 0The Micros<strong>of</strong>t Excel file is used <strong>for</strong> calculation <strong>of</strong> the CCI11.3.8 Imputation <strong>of</strong> the missing pricesThe relative prices <strong>for</strong> the items that could not be priced are imputed every month byusing the average relative price <strong>of</strong> the groups.11.3.9 PublicationThe CCI is published on 23 rd <strong>of</strong> each quarter <strong>for</strong> the previous quarter.The following publications include CCI <strong>and</strong> are regularly published. Quarterly publication “Consumer Price Index Quarterly bulletin “Statistics” “Statistical Yearbook”with the monthly publications, the CPI is also published in the website <strong>of</strong> <strong>INSTAT</strong>,www.instat.gov.al., at the 23 rd <strong>of</strong> each quarter.11.4 Unit Value index11.4.1 PurposeExternal trade unit value indices measure the dynamics <strong>of</strong> the price <strong>of</strong> imports <strong>and</strong>exports.144/236

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