The re-design of the Dutch CPI

Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 101-118

  De Haan, Jan ^a  

^a STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumer price index; Cost of living index; Total survey re design

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PROCESS PLANNING;

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI); COST OF LIVING INDEX;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 33947515312     PISSN: 01678000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/sju-2006-232-302     Document Type: Article

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