Definition: Coverage of the HICP

Category: Harmonised indices of consumer prices

The "coverage of the HICP", that is the statistical "target universe" to be represented by the HICP, means the set of all transactions falling within the scope of household final monetary consumption expenditure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_296/l_29620071115en00220026.pdf
Source:
European Union, Commission regulation (EC) No 1334/2007 of 14 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1749/96 on initial implementing measures for Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 concerning harmonised indices of consumer prices
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