Monthly energy price estimates by product and market - South Sudan

Abstract
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Energy price inflation is an important metric to inform economic policy but traditional sources of consumer prices are often produced with delay during crises and only at an aggregate level. This may poorly reflect the actual price trends in rural or poverty-stricken areas, where large populations reside in fragile situations.
This data set includes energy price estimates and is intended to help gain insight in price developments beyond what can be formally measured by traditional methods. The estimates are generated using a machine-learning approach that imputes ongoing subnational price surveys, often with accuracy similar to direct measurement of prices. The data set provides new opportunities to investigate local price dynamics in areas where populations are sensitive to localized price shocks and where traditional data are not available.

Geographic coverage notes
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The data cover the following sub-national areas: Warrap, Jonglei, Unity, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, Central Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria, Lakes, Market Average

摘要
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能源价格通胀是经济政策制定的重要指标，但传统消费者价格来源在危机期间往往产生延迟，且仅以汇总水平呈现。这可能导致对农村或贫困地区的实际价格趋势反映不足，而这些地区居住着大量处于脆弱状况的人口。
本数据集包含能源价格估算，旨在帮助深入了解传统方法难以正式测量的价格发展。估算值通过机器学习方法生成，该方法对持续的次国家级价格调查进行推断，其准确性往往与直接测量价格相当。该数据集为研究易受本地价格冲击影响且传统数据不可得的地区的地方价格动态提供了新的机遇。
地理覆盖范围说明
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数据涵盖以下次国家级地区：瓦拉普、琼莱、尤尼蒂、北巴尔-埃尔-加扎尔、上尼罗、中赤道省、西巴尔-埃尔-加扎尔、东赤道省、西赤道省、湖泊、市场平均值