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  "title": "Uganda: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the Prices Statistics Mission",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, October 6, 2017",
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  "summary": "This Technical Assistance Report discusses technical advice and recommendations given by the IMF mission to the authorities of Uganda in relation to developing export and import price indices and rebasing the construction industry price index and hotels and restaurants producer price index.",
  "publishDate": "2017-10-06",
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      "heading": "Core findings and scope",
      "content": "- The report discusses technical advice and recommendations given by the IMF mission to the authorities of Uganda on:\n  - developing export and import price indices;\n  - rebasing the construction industry price index; and\n  - rebasing the hotels and restaurants producer price index.\n- Detailed documentation on the mission work was provided.\n- A prototype of an Excel-based compilation system was prepared to form the basis for an operational system of spreadsheets for ongoing quarterly compilation of the import and export price indices."
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      "heading": "Survey methodology and design",
      "content": "- Determined elements of survey methodology included:\n  - form design;\n  - selection of the sample of importers;\n  - conduct of the initialization interviews;\n  - selection of samples of representative products for regular pricing.\n- Emphasis on initialization procedures and selection of representative product samples for regular price collection."
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      "heading": "Compilation tools and operational arrangements",
      "content": "- Prepared a prototype Excel-based compilation system intended to be the foundation for an operational quarterly compilation system for import and export price indices.\n- The compilation system prototype is intended to support ongoing quarterly compilation processes."
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      "heading": "Subject coverage and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject areas: Commodities, Labor, Price indexes, Prices, Producer price indexes, Revenue administration, Valuation, origin and classification.\n- Keywords: collection initialization, collection staff, commodity weight, CR, Hs commodity, ISCR, origin and classification, PPS price, price collection, price detail, price experience, Price indexes, price indicator, price survey, Producer price indexes, survey price performance, Valuation, weighting pattern.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Country Report\n  - Country Report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Country Report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/10/06/uganda-technical-assistance-report-report-on-the-prices-statistics-mission-45287"
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    "Published: October 6, 2017",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484321973.002",
    "The report discusses technical advice and recommendations given by the IMF mission to the authorities of Uganda on:",
    "Detailed documentation on the mission work was provided.",
    "A prototype of an Excel-based compilation system was prepared to form the basis for an operational system of spreadsheets for ongoing quarterly compilation of the import and export price indices.",
    "Determined elements of survey methodology included:",
    "Emphasis on initialization procedures and selection of representative product samples for regular price collection.",
    "Prepared a prototype Excel-based compilation system intended to be the foundation for an operational quarterly compilation system for import and export price indices.",
    "The compilation system prototype is intended to support ongoing quarterly compilation processes.",
    "Subject areas: Commodities, Labor, Price indexes, Prices, Producer price indexes, Revenue administration, Valuation, origin and classification.",
    "Keywords: collection initialization, collection staff, commodity weight, CR, Hs commodity, ISCR, origin and classification, PPS price, price collection, price detail, price experience, Price indexes, price indicator, price survey, Producer price indexes, survey price performance, Valuation, weighting pattern.",
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