Every month, specialists from the Department of Statistics of the Panfilov region register prices for food and non-food products, as well as paid services. Consumer price index (hereinafter CPI).
The CPI characterizes the change in time of the average price level for a fixed basket of goods and services purchased by the population for personal consumption.
The CPI is calculated to reveal the real dynamics of consumer prices, reflecting their changes in the regions and the country, as well as to provide a detailed picture of the movement of prices for specific groups of goods and services.
As a generally recognized indicator of inflation, the CPI is used in studying the dynamics of socio-economic phenomena, for analyzing and forecasting price processes in the economy, in the monetary, financial, tax, budgetary and social policy of the state.The coverage of retail facilities is determined by the behavior of households in relation to purchases. Registration of prices is carried out by the relevant officials of the territorial divisions of statistics (hereinafter referred to as the specialist) in retail outlets. All retail outlets where households shop are included in the CPI coverage and form the sampling frame for the selection of base outlets.The coverage of retail facilities is determined by the behavior of households in relation to purchases. Registration of prices is carried out by the relevant officials of the territorial divisions of statistics (hereinafter referred to as the specialist) in retail outlets. All retail outlets where households shop are included in the CPI coverage and form the sampling frame for the selection of base outlets.The main criterion for a sample set of basic objects is their representative representation in the regional and sectoral contexts.The scope of the CPI includes all types of consumer goods and services of importance to the base population, withoutany exception as non-essential or undesirable. Goods and services purchased for business purposes, expenses for the acquisition of valuable items, payment of income taxes, social security contributions and fines are not considered consumer goods or services and are excluded from the scope of the index.Price registration is based on the principles of selective statistical observation and covers only a part of the settlements of the region, objects of trade in the settlement, goods (services) and their varieties in the base object. The sample size and selection methods in relation to the basic objects, goods (services), the prices of which are recorded, ensure the representative nature of the monitored prices and their sufficiency to comply with the requirements for the reliability of the index.In order to ensure public confidence in the index, the description of price registration procedures and the procedure for calculating the price index is published in the form of booklets, brochures and other publications and is available on the Bureau's website.