Uses of Index Numbers
The main uses of index numbers are given below.
- Index numbers are used in the fields of commerce, meteorology, labour, industry, etc.
- Index numbers measure fluctuations during intervals of time, group differences of geographical position of degree, etc.
- They are used to compare the total variations in the prices of different commodities in which the unit of measurements differs with time and price, etc.
- They measure the purchasing power of money.
- They are helpful in forecasting future economic trends.
- They are used in studying the difference between the comparable categories of animals, people or items.
- Index numbers of industrial production are used to measure the changes in the level of industrial production in the country.
- Index numbers of import prices and export prices are used to measure the changes in the trade of a country.
- Index numbers are used to measure seasonal variations and cyclical variations in a time series.
Katsigazi mwamadi
November 1 @ 1:53 pm
Methods of laspeyres quantity index