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On Insee’s blog post ‘Yes, Insee does take housing into account in inflation!’
[Au sujet du Blog de l’Insee « Mais si, l’Insee prend bien en compte le logement dans l’inflation ! »]

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  • François Geerolf

    (UCLA - University of California [Los Angeles] - UC - University of California, OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po, ECON - Département d'économie (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CEPR - Center for Economic Policy Research)

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This article critically examines the response published by Insee regarding the treatment of housing in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It shows that the exclusion of owner-occupied housing from the CPI is neither an uncontested international standard nor a neutral choice. In France, this convention significantly reduces the weight of housing in the index and may lead to an underestimation of inflation, particularly in a context of sharply rising rents. The article also highlights the methodological limitations of the current measurement of rents in France and calls for a transparent debate on statistical conventions, given their implications for the assessment of purchasing power and the credibility of official statistics.

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  • François Geerolf, 2022. "On Insee’s blog post ‘Yes, Insee does take housing into account in inflation!’ [Au sujet du Blog de l’Insee « Mais si, l’Insee prend bien en compte le logement dans l’inflation ! »]," Working Papers hal-05506014, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-05506014
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