Eighteenth meeting hosted by Statistics Canada and Bank of Canada, Ottawa, 13-15 May 2024, Ottawa, 13-15 May 2024

Report of the meeting
Session 1 - Alternate data sources and index number formulas I
Session 2 - Alternate data sources and index number formulas II
Session 3 - Alternate data sources, quality adjustment methods and index number formulas
Session 4 - Index number theory and practice
Session 5 - Challenging areas of price measurement and update by UN scanner data task team
Session 6 - Price statistics that meet multiple user needs
Session 7 - Analytical or complementary measures of inflation
Session 8 - Alternate data sources and index number formulas III
Session 9 - Treatment of housing in the CPI
Workshop on use of alternative data sources for CPI. UN Task Team on Scanner Data
Poster session
Panel discussion on the state of research and practice of CPI methodology and challenges ahead