Consumer Price Index-Advanced
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Bibliographic details
- Session: CE 26.33
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Dates: October 5-16, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Arabic
- Status: Deadline passed
Training program and logistics
- Session No.: CE 26.33
- Deadline: Deadline passed
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Date: October 5-16, 2026 (2 weeks) New dates
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Arabic
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Compilers of consumer price indexes (CPIs).
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or statistics; or equivalent experience.
Course description
- Purpose:
- Broaden participants' understanding of the concepts, methods, and challenges of compiling CPIs.
- Scope and emphasis:
- Overview of index number theory and practical implications of choosing the index number formula at lower and higher levels of aggregation.
- Sources and methods for developing/validating weights.
- Practical applications of methods used for sampling areas, items, outlets, and varieties.
- New and emerging data sources and new collection technologies.
- Frontier issues including how to better measure the digital economy.
- Linkages to the 2025 SNA, including the related principles of scope, coverage, and valuation.
- Methodological alignment:
- The course follows the principles and recommendations of the CPI Manual (2020).
Topics covered
- calculating elementary and upper-level indexes;
- methods for handling temporarily and permanently missing prices;
- introducing new outlets, items, and varieties;
- adjusting prices for quality changes;
- chaining and linking indexes with updated weighting structures;
- meeting data users' needs to ensure relevancy.
Course objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Apply recommended index calculation methods.
- Apply methods for dealing with index compilation challenges such as unavailable items, quality change, and keeping an index up to date.
- Assess how well a CPI meets international guidelines for best practice.
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