Constructing a PCE-Weighted Consumer Price Index

This study investigates the effects of simulating the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with alternately sourced weights on the inflation experience for an average US consumer. The Bureau of Labor Statistics currently uses household spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) to construct本研究考察了采用替代来源权重模拟居民消费价格指数（Consumer Price Index, CPI）对美国普通消费者通胀体验的影响。美国劳工统计局（Bureau of Labor Statistics）目前采用来自消费者支出调查（Consumer Expenditure Survey, CE）的家庭支出数据以构建