Summary of Olena Dragovoz’s presentation

The price statistics system of indicators that covers the calculation of indices for products of consumer and producing sector of economy as well as of services market and that is conducted by the SSCU was described in the presentation. The focus was made on consumer price index that holds the central position in the system considering its great political and social importance and attention of all categories of users. The methodological principles and practical issues of the calculation of such an important indicator were discussed. It was also pointed out that in Ukraine, in addition to national, 27 regional consumer price indices were calculated.

Conclusions and recommendations

Further development of consumer prices statistics needs solving some problems, some of which are rather urgent, other can be dealt with in the medium term.

The first group of issues to be solved includes the improvement of weighting structure and practical application of the revised methods for selection of trade and service rendering enterprises for compilation of the consumer price index.

In the medium term the methodological approaches for compilation of the harmonized consumer price index will be worked out with the purpose of its possible application.