IMF-马绍尔群岛共和国：技术援助报告消费者价格指数任务（2024年1月15日至26日）（英）.pdf

TECHNICALASSISTANCE

REPORT

REPUBLICOFTHE

MARSHALLISLANDS

ConsumerPriceIndexMission

(January15–26,2024)

MAY2024

PreparedBy

DavidBaran

AuthoringDepartment:

StatisticsDepartment

DISCLAIMER

“ThecontentsofthisdocumentconstitutetechnicaladviceprovidedbythestaffoftheInternational

MonetaryFundtotheauthoritiesoftheRepublicoftheMarshallIslands(theCDrecipient)inresponse

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TableofContents

AcronymsandAbbreviations2

SummaryofMissionOutcomesandPriorityRecommendations3

SectionI.DetailedTechnicalAssessmentandRecommendations4

A.TheMajuroandEbeyeConsumerPriceIndexes5

B.UpdatingtheCPIBasketofGoodsandServicesandExpenditureWeights7

C.UpdatingtheCPI9

D.OfficialsMetDuringtheMission11

IMF|TechnicalAssistanceReport–MarshallIslandsConsumerPriceIndexMission|1

AcronymsandAbbreviations

COICOPClassificationofIndividualConsumptionbyPurpose

CPIConsumerPriceIndex

EPPSO