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Producer Price Index: The Brazilian Experience*Cristiano Roberto Santos, IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatísticaLuiz Raul Andrade, IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística Alexandre Pessoa Brandão, IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística Manuel Campos Souza Neto, IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística Keywords: Economic Indicators; Producer Price Index; Manufacturing Sector; Brazil This paper describes the methodology of implementation of Brazilian Producer Price Index, one of the most recent experiences on building price indices in the world. As a process of five years of research and using modern techniques of sampling, calculating, gathering and editing information, new and classical models have been tested and adapted for the boundaries of a developing and complex manufacturing economy like Brazil. JEL Classification: C13, N16, O54
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