IGP or IPCA as inflation estimators and indexes in the Brazilian economy

Vol. 6 No. 2 (1986)

Apr-Jun / 1986
Published April 1, 1986
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Melo, Francisco de Assis Moura de. 1986. “IGP or IPCA As Inflation Estimators and Indexes in the Brazilian Economy”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 6 (2):272-84. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571986-2100.
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IGP or IPCA as inflation estimators and indexes in the Brazilian economy

Francisco de Assis Moura de Melo
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística – IBGE.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 6 No. 2 (1986), Apr-Jun / 1986, Pages 272-284

Abstract

This note aims to critically analyze the IGP and the IPCA in understanding their
role in measuring the inflation in Brazil.

JEL Classification: E30; C43; E31.


Keywords: IGP IPCA inflation inflation indexes