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Special aggregates

In addition to the national consumer price index, the harmonised index of consumer prices and the COICOP main groupings, Statistics Austria calculates a number of “special indices” and special analytical categories of the CPI/HICP.

  • The price index for pensioners’ households (PIPH) is commissioned by the Austrian Council for the Elderly, with financial support from the Federal Ministry for Social Affairs and Consumer Protection. Measured analogously to the CPI, it determines average price development at consumer level as experienced by pensioners’ households.
  • The harmonised index of consumer prices at constant tax rates (HVPI-KS) – commissioned by Eurostat – calculates inflation assuming that (consumer) taxes have not changed. It is an instrument for assessing the influence of tax changes on inflation.
  • The index for private transport (PKW-Index) – commissioned by the Vienna Chamber of Labour, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, the Union of Public Services and the two Austrian automobile clubs ÖAMTC and ARBÖ – is an aggregate index relating to the purchase of cars (new and used), and sub-categories of the COICOP groups “Operation of personal transport equipment” and “Insurance connected with transport”.
  • The index of weekly purchases (mini basket of goods and services - Miniwarenkorb) reflects inflation relating to weekly shopping.
  • The index of daily purchases (micro basket of goods and services - Mikrowarenkorb) reflects inflation relating to daily shopping.
  • According to the Eurostat definition, the special aggregates are a special higher-level aggregate by category of usage, based on COICOP. For the HICP, they are published by EUROSTAT.
  • A number of time series of frequently used items from the “Energy” group, such as electricity and gas, are also provided here.
  • COICOP aggregates and selected items relating to “Food” (Ernährung).
  • Administrated prices and tariffs (Gebühren und Tarife) – aggregate that contains goods and services which are mainly determined by an authority body. These are goods that are regulated on a national level (e.g. prescription fee) or fees that are regulated by a regional government (e.g. water supply fee).

The consumer baskets and their weighting systems are available under “Consumer basket and weights”.

Please consult our German Website for tables containing further information.