Journal Article
Tracking inflation in the service sector
Abstract: In the last forty years, inflation in the service sector has consistently exceeded inflation in the rest of the economy. This article investigates whether the observed difference in inflation rates reflects upward bias in the measurement of service prices.
Keywords: Inflation (Finance); Service industries; Consumer price indexes;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Part of Series: Quarterly Review
Publication Date: 1991
Volume: 16
Issue: Sum
Pages: 30-35