Der schweizerische Landesindex der Konsumentenpreise: EU-tauglich?

Hans Wolfgang Brachinger

Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2002, vol. 138, issue IV, 527-545

Abstract: In July 2001, Switzerland has taken up further bilateral negotiations with the European Union. One goal of these negotiations, especially, is a bilateral agreement on cooperation in official statistics guaranteeing the dissemination of euro-compatible data on Switzerland. A domain of special importance is the consumer price index (CPI). Since May 2000, the Swiss CPI is calculated according to a thoroughly revised method ("LIK 2000"). For international comparisons, Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, has developed methodological standards for the calculation of harmonized consumer price indices ("HCPI"). In this paper, it is examined to what extent the new LIK 2000 fulfills these standards.

Keywords: Official statistics; Swiss consumer price index ("LIK 2000"); harmonized consumer price index ("HCPI"); Eurostat; EC regulations concerning HCPI (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C43 E31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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