宏观花经济数据物价.pptVIP

Copyright?2004 South-Western Copyright?2004 South-Western 18 Measuring the Cost of Living Measuring the Cost of Living 物价涉及到老百姓的生活成本。 物价的度量可以有多个口径，比如CPI,PPI,GDP平减指数等。 Inflation refers to a situation in which the economy’s overall price level is rising.物价总水平的持续上升就是通胀。 The inflation rate is the percentage change in the price level from the previous period. THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 物价总水平就是经济中所有产品和服务价格的变化。经济学家根据消费者支出的定期调查，挑选一组产品和服务的组合，称之为“一篮子产品和服务”。然后把这样相同的一篮子产品和服务的每一年支出和某个基年支出进行比较，支出的变动就是物价总水平的变动。这个就是价格指数方法。最常用的就是消费物价指数CPI。The consumer price index (CPI) is a measure of the overall cost of the