Glossary:Price

From Statistics Explained

Price is the monetary value of goods, services and assets, expressed as an absolute figure or as an index.

Price statistics are collected and calculated in many different areas:

Agriculture

• producer price index - agricultural production
• purchase price index

Consumer prices

• consumer price index (CPI)
• harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP)

Energy

• energy prices

Housing

• house price index (HPI)

Industry and construction

• producer price index (PPI), also called output price index