Cape Verde (Praya)
Official title
Indice de preços no consumidor (Consumer Price Index).
Scope
The index is computed quarterly and relates to the whole
population.
Official base
1983 = 100.
Source of weights
The weights and selected items were derived from a household
expenditure survey conducted in 1983 in Praya.
Weights and composition
| Major groups
| Number of items
| Weights
| Approximate number of price quotations
|
| Food and tobacco
| 83 | ... | ...
|
| Clothing and footwear
| 40 | ... | ...
|
| Fuel, electricity and water
| 4 | ... | ...
|
| Furniture and household equipment
| 9 | ... | ...
|
| Hygiene and personal care
| 5 | ... | ...
|
| Transport and communications
| 4 | ... | ...
|
| Total
| 145 | ... | ...
|
Household consumption expenditure
Not available.
Method of data collection
Prices are collected from retail outlets and service
establishments in Praya.
Housing
Rent is not included in the index.
Specification of varieties
Not available.
Substitution, quality change, etc.
Not available.
Seasonal items
Not available.
Computation
The index is computed according to the Laspeyres formula as a
weighted arithmetic average with fixed base, using weights
corresponding to the base period.
Other information
An index for &san Vincent is also calculated.
Organisation and publication
Direcçao general de Estatistica: Indices de preços no consumidor,
Praia 1984-1986
, January 1987, Praya.