This study compares different methods of calculating the core inflation rate, the latter being taken as the general price trend, i.e. the persistent component of measured inflation. This price trend is therefore assumed to be free of transitory price movements. This paper focuses on an empirical...

This study compares different methods of calculating the core inflation rate, the latter being taken as the general price trend, i.e. the persistent component of measured inflation. This price trend is therefore assumed to be free of transitory price movements. This paper focuses on an empirical...

This study compares different methods of calculating the core inflation rate, the latter being taken as the general price trend, i.e. the persistent component of measured inflation. This price trend is therefore assumed to be free of transitory price movements. This paper focuses on an empirical...

The distributive trades, consisting of wholesaling and retailing, are a key sector of the economy. As the main interface between producers and consumers, the sector is particularly important from a monetary policy point of view: this is where most consumer goods prices are ultimately set....