The Seasonality of the Italian Cost-of-Living Index

Gianluca Cubadda and Roberto Sabbatini ()

Working Papers from Banca Italia - Servizio di Studi

Abstract: In the case of the consumer price index the importance of a seasonally adjusted measure lies in the possibility of promptly identifying turning points in inflation. The focus of this paper is the so-called "cost-of-living" index, the most used measure of Italian inflation. Our aim is to identify and test a model of its seasonal component, which is important in explaining the overall variability of the index.

Keywords: SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; PRICES; INFLATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E31 E32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 1997
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