Tracking inflation on a daily basis
Abstract Using online data for prices and real-time debit card transaction data on changes in expenditures for Switzerland allows us to track inflation on a daily basis. While the daily price index fluctuates around the official price index in normal times, it drops immediately after the lockdown re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41937-020-00062-w |