Volume 1: Consumer Price Indices

Tajikistan

Official title

Consumer price index.

Scope

The index is compiled monthly and covers the whole population throughout the country.

Official base

Previous month, December of the previous year, corresponding month or period of previous year.

Sources of weights

Weights for the calculation of the CPI are derived from the household budget survey conducted in the previous year and relate to the whole population.

Weights and composition

Major groups	Number of items	Weights	Approx. No. of price quotation
1.Food items, beverage and tobacco	...	0.78255	1,700
of which: public catering	...	0.00706	50
2.Non-food items		0.13825	2,700
-.clothing and footwear	...	0.07887	1,400
- glassware, tableware and kitchen utensils		0.00142	100
- electric household appliances	...	0.00070	70
- stationary	...	0.00066	100
- furniture	...	0.00161	150
- personal transport equipment	...	0.00051	70
- medicines	...	0.00615	100
3.Paid services	...	0.07920	670
- housing, heating, water supply	...	0.01432	100
- everyday services (hair-dressing, dry-cleaning, household appliance repair services	...	0.01255	150
- transport and communications	...	0.04507	200
- educational and cultural services	...	0.00092	100
- kinder garden	...	0.00087	40
- holiday and recreation	...	0.00025	40
of which: accommodation services/hotels	...	0.00004	10
- public health services	...	0.00522	40
Total	274	1.00000	5,070

Household consumption expenditure

Household consumption expenditure refers to all financial spending for purchasing consumption goods and services.

Sample selection

The sample of geographical localities includes 2 regional centres and the capital. The outlets, of different types, location and ownership, are selected according to the scope of their assortment and turnover rate.

Method of data collection

Prices for 274 items are collected by price collectors in 350 state, co-operative and private trade outlets. The sample of outlets includes large outlets selling a wide variety of commodities, as well as small specialised ones. Price collection is conducted between the 15th and 25th day of each month.

Housing

Not available.

Specification of varieties

The specification of items to be prices contains detail characteristics such as quality, make, brand and unit of measurement.

Substitution, quality changes

Not available.

Seasonal items

Not available.

Computation

CPI is computed according to the Laspeyres formula.

Other information

None.

Organisation and publication

National Statistical Office of Tajikistan