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October 2024 data enhancements Long consumer price series are published for the first time for Kuwait.

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The consumer prices indicators differ significantly from country to country, varying in sources, underlying indicators, and length of the series. To facilitate cross-country comparison, the BIS publishes the consumer prices data set, which provides one main indicator for each jurisdiction. This document explains which methodology, sources and coverage are used to generate the long series.

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Consumer prices - data documentation and sources

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https://www.bis.org/statistics/cp/cp_long_documentation.pdf

The data set is updated once a month, usually in the last week of each month. The publication date and the latest reference period are shown in the <a href='/release-calendar?filter=categoryId=CPI'>Statistics release calendar</a>.

How often and when the Consumer Price Indices are updated?

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Explore the consumer price index dashboard to get quick visual insights into our statistics, analyse country and global developments and build your own data stories. This data set measures the price change in goods and services consumed by households.

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Consumer price indices are predominantly compiled by national statistical offices.

What are the main sources for the BIS Consumer Price Indices?

The data set contains the national CPI (and not the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP)) for all countries. For more details, please refer to <a href='https://www.bis.org/statistics/cp/cp_long_documentation.pdf' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>Long series on consumer prices - data documentation to the BIS statistics</a>.

Which consumer price index is shown for the euro area countries?

This is a research data set. The year-on-year changes are calculated from the index data. Therefore, they can differ from the official statistics due to rounding effects.

Does the BIS CPI data always correspond to the official statistics?

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