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  "title": "Mauritius: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the Price Statistics Mission",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, September 4, 2018",
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  "summary": "This Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations of the IMF mission regarding methodological soundness of all price indexes compiled by the authorities in Mauritius.",
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      "heading": "Summary findings",
      "content": "- The Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations of the IMF mission regarding methodological soundness of all price indexes compiled by the authorities in Mauritius.\n- The methodologies employed by Statistics Mauritius are sound and largely in line with the international guidelines and practices.\n- All price indexes use similar aggregation methodologies and the same index compilation system.\n- Statistics Mauritius is dependent on a consultant to maintain the compilation system."
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      "heading": "Methodological assessment",
      "content": "- All price indexes reviewed use comparable aggregation methodologies.\n- Index compilation is centralized through a single compilation system maintained by an external consultant.\n- Methodologies are largely consistent with international guidelines and practices."
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      "heading": "Data coverage and quality issues",
      "content": "- Statistics Mauritius should explore ways of improving the application of the Statistics Act to acquire:\n  - business survey data from private sector entities; and\n  - administrative data from government departments and private corporations.\n- Improved access to business survey data and administrative data is expected to enhance the coverage and quality of price statistics over time."
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      "heading": "Subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Consumer price indexes, Import price indexes, National accounts, Price indexes, Prices, Producer price indexes\n- Keywords: Africa, Consumer price indexes, CPI price index, CR, Europe, factory gate, hiring enterprise, import price indexes, Import price indexes, input PPI-A, ISCR, PPI-A basket, price collection, Price indexes, Producer price indexes\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\"}"
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    "Published: September 4, 2018",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484374122.002",
    "The Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations of the IMF mission regarding methodological soundness of all price indexes compiled by the authorities in Mauritius.",
    "The methodologies employed by Statistics Mauritius are sound and largely in line with the international guidelines and practices.",
    "All price indexes use similar aggregation methodologies and the same index compilation system.",
    "Statistics Mauritius is dependent on a consultant to maintain the compilation system.",
    "All price indexes reviewed use comparable aggregation methodologies.",
    "Index compilation is centralized through a single compilation system maintained by an external consultant.",
    "Methodologies are largely consistent with international guidelines and practices.",
    "Statistics Mauritius should explore ways of improving the application of the Statistics Act to acquire:",
    "Improved access to business survey data and administrative data is expected to enhance the coverage and quality of price statistics over time.",
    "Subject: Consumer price indexes, Import price indexes, National accounts, Price indexes, Prices, Producer price indexes",
    "Keywords: Africa, Consumer price indexes, CPI price index, CR, Europe, factory gate, hiring enterprise, import price indexes, Import price indexes, input PPI-A, ISCR, PPI-A basket, price collection, Price indexes, Producer price indexes",
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