E-commerce and the Consumer Price Index: Measuring Inflation in a Digital Economy - ARCHIVED

Articles and reports: 62F0014M2019008
Description: The rise of the digital economy presents new challenges to the measurement of price change, driven by the increasing popularity of online shopping and the availability of new consumer goods and services. Consumption patterns as well as the behaviour of online prices, compared to those collected in-store, must be considered in the context of consumer price inflation.

This analytical article explores the impact of e-commerce on the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) and discusses how price collection and methods are evolving in the context of an increasingly digitalized retail landscape.

Issue Number: 2019008
Frequency: Occasional
Author(s): Mitchell, Taylor
Main Product: Prices Analytical Series
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HTML September 27, 2019
PDF September 27, 2019

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