## Uganda: Technical Assistance Report - Report on the Prices Statistics Mission; IMF Country Report No. 17/296, September 2017

_IMF Staff Country Reports, October 6, 2017_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 6, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484321461.002

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### Summary and main findings
- The report discusses technical advice and recommendations given by the IMF mission to the authorities of Uganda about the concepts and methods used to compile the consumer price index (CPI).
- The conceptual basis of the rebased CPI was extensively discussed during the IMF mission.
- The rebasing was considered to be an opportunity to change the conceptual basis of the CPI and to compile weights using the domestic concept.
- The Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) data were compared with household consumption derived in the supply and use tables.
- Tobacco and beer are cited as examples of items that are significantly underreported in the UNHS.
- Adjustment of the weight for under- or overreporting by comparing the UNHS data to other sources is recommended.

### Methodological recommendations
- Use the rebasing exercise as an opportunity to change the conceptual basis of the CPI.
- Compile CPI weights using the domestic concept.
- Compare household survey consumption (UNHS) with household consumption derived from supply and use tables to identify under- or overreporting.
- Adjust weights for items showing under- or overreporting based on comparisons with alternative data sources.

### Data issues and quality concerns
- Specific underreporting identified:
  - Tobacco: significantly underreported in the UNHS.
  - Beer: significantly underreported in the UNHS.
- Implication:
  - Survey-based weights may misrepresent actual consumption patterns; verification against supply-side data is necessary.

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