In some countries a Paasche price index based on unit values is compiled as a proxy for a true Paasche (or Laspeyres) price index on the basis of prices. This is for example the case in German foreign trade statistics. Unit values are average prices referring to a 'commodity number' (CN), that...

Man findet in der Literatur mehr oder weniger ausführliche Darstellungen von Problemen der Erhebung und Auswertung von Wiederholungsbefragungen in zwei sehr verschiedenen Bereichen, nämlich der Bevölkerungsstatistik, empirischen Sozialforschung und Meinungsforschung usw. einerseits und in der...

There is presently an international discussion among statistical institutes, reserve banks etc. about the feasibility of replacing true price indices of exports and imports by unit value indices. For the very few countries, such as Germany, providing both indices on a monthly basis this would...