Updated Methodology for the Compilation of the Cellular Services Price Index

Articles and reports: 62F0014M2024005
Description: As part of its modernization initiative, Statistics Canada has been working with major Canadian wireless services providers (WSPs) to obtain transaction data for wireless plans. This document details the methodology used to incorporate transaction data in the cellular services price index (CSPI). The result is a “hybrid” index that combines the transaction data from participating WSPs with web collected data from the remaining WSPs in the sample.
Issue Number: 2024005
Frequency: Occasional
Author(s): Waihenya, Joseph; Reyes, Maria Rosario; Yélou, Clément
Main Product: Prices Analytical Series
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HTML August 20, 2024
PDF August 20, 2024

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