Georgia: Technical Assistance Report-Scanner Data for CPI
IMF Staff Country Reports, November 12, 2021
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 12, 2021
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616355500.002
Purpose and Scope
- The purpose of the mission was to assist the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) with continuing its modernization of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
- This was the first technical assistance (TA) mission to Georgia to specifically focus on scanner data (SD).
- Two earlier missions on the residential property price index (RPPI) (September 23–October 4, 2019, and November 30–December 4, 2020) already provided initial guidance and addressed the planned modernization of the CPI using SD.
Delivery and Materials
- The mission was delivered remotely.
- The sessions were recorded for future reference.
Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subject: Consumer price indexes, International organization, Monetary policy, Prices
- Keywords: Central Asia, Consumer price indexes, report constitute, scanner data, staff team of the International Monetary Fund, supermarket chain, supermarket product categorization
Content in this bundle
- Georgia: Technical Assistance Report-Scanner Data for CPI; IMF Country Report No. 21/245; July 2021