New features in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices: analytical groups, scanner data and web-scraping

Martin Eiglsperger

Economic Bulletin Boxes, 2019, vol. 2

Abstract: Harmonised consumer price indices (HICPs) for food, industrial goods, services and energy are measures the ECB uses for its more detailed analysis of inflation in the euro area. With the release of HICPs for January 2019, these analytical groups – special aggregates – have been improved. They are now calculated from a more detailed classification of products. Another recent enhancement is the extended use of price data collected in form of supermarket scanner data and via web-scraping. JEL Classification: C82, E31

Keywords: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices; scanner data; special aggregates; web-scraping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-03
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