Actual problems of measurement inflation process

Importance. The methodology of measuring the general level of inflation is considering, which is the one of the main macroeconomic indicator, characterizing the situation in the economy, the dynamics and prospects of its development, the investment attractiveness. Inflation is a quantitative indicator and is determined by the consumer price index. The Federal state statistics service is responsible for determining the level of inflation in the Russian Federation on the basis of the approved methodology. Objectives. The author's study of the methodology for determining the level of inflation of the Federal state statistics service for the real reflection of changes in the consumer price, producer prices, housing price index and the use them of measurements to determine the level of inflation level in the Russian economy. Methods. The methodology of calculation of the level change of prices of Rosstat of Russia taking into account the type, number, population and the area of the subject of the Russian Federation is analyzed. Also, is analyzed of the list of goods and services included in the calculation of the consumer price and producer prices index on the basis of the total number of goods and services, their distribution by consumer affiliation and belonging to the sectors of the economy. Results. The consumption matrix used to determine the consumer price index is not regulated by quality characteristics on the basis of state Standards, technical standards, class, brands, completeness of goods and services. The assortment of goods and services used for the calculation of the consumer price, producer prices indexes in quantity does not fully characterize the daily needs of the average household, and also directly represents only a small part of the goods and services in terms of distribution by economic sectors. The commodity matrix in determining producer prices is extremely limited and does not cover all sectors of the economy. The choice of settlements and their number in the RF subject for the study of the inflation rate does not always correspond to the principle of proportionality of the number of settlements under study/population density and the total area of the RF subject. Conclusions and Relevance. To determine the real level of inflation, it is necessary to take into account the price index for each sector of the economy, taking into account the quality characteristics of goods and correction factors based on the share of the industry in the country's GDP. The resulting quantitative indicator will more realistically reflect the inflationary situation in the country.

Inflation, General inflation, consumer price index, deflation, consumer commodity matrix of Rosstat