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Worked Examples · Example 4

Q.Continuing the same commodities, with current-year quantities q1q_1: A = 6, B = 5, C = 4, D = 3, calculate Paasche's Price Index Number.

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Step 1 — Compute p0q1p_0q_1 and p1q1p_1q_1 for every commodity.

Commodityp0p_0p1p_1q1q_1p0q1p_0q_1p1q1p_1q_1
A101266072
B20255100125
C30334120132
D40443120132
TotalΣp0q1=400\Sigma p_0q_1=400Σp1q1=461\Sigma p_1q_1=461

Step 2 — Apply Paasche's formula.

P01P=Σp1q1Σp0q1×100=461400×100=115.25P_{01}^{P}=\dfrac{\Sigma p_1q_1}{\Sigma p_0q_1}\times100=\dfrac{461}{400}\times100=115.25 …

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