MXP Methodology
BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 15, International Price Indexes
Frequently Asked Questions
- How are the Import/Export Price Indexes constructed?
- What goods and services do the Import/Export Price Indexes measure?
- How are the Import/Export Price Indexes weighted?
- How are Import/Export Price Index data obtained?
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Measuring Price Change in the U.S. Import/Export Price Indexes for:
Methodology Reports
- The Pharmaceutical Industry: An Overview of CPI, PPI, and IPP Methodology (2011) (HTML)
- Technical Note (HTML)
Articles and Research Papers
Economic Working Papers
- Exchange Rates and the Prices of Manufacturing Products Imported into the United States (2002) (PDF)
- Explaining Tranquility in the Midst of Turbulence: U.S. Multinationals' Intrafirm Trade, 1966-1997 (2001) (HTML)
- Imputation and Price Indexes: Theory and Evidence from the International Price Program (2001) (HTML)
- Transfer Pricing, Intrafirm Trade and the BLS International Price Program (2001) (HTML)
- The Behavior of Intrafirm Trade Prices in U.S. International Price Data (2001) (HTML)
- Coping with the Rising Yen: Japan's Recent Export Experience (1996) (HTML)
- Using Dissaggregated Data to Dissect the U.S. Trade Deficit (1995) (HTML)
BLS Statistical Survey Papers
- Assessing Nonresponse Bias in the International Price Program’s (IPP) Import and Export Price Index Surveys (2009) (HTML)
- Evaluation of Error Components in a Simulation-Based Evaluation of a Survey Procedure (2008) (HTML)
- Application of the Bootstrap Method in the International Price Programs (2007) (HTML)
- Variance Estimations for International Price Program Indexes (2007) (HTML)
- Using Survival Analysis To Predict Sample Retention Rates (2006) (HTML)
- Weighting Scheme Comparison in the International Price Program (2005) (HTML)
- A Note on the Effects of Extreme Price Values on Price Indexes (2002) (HTML)
- Comparison of Variance Estimation Techniques for a Price Index with Non-Independent Weights (2002) (HTML)
- A Response Model for the International Price Program (1994) (HTML)
Monthly Labor Review Articles
- IPP 2008 Year in Review (April 2010) (HTML)
- Import and Export Price Trends, 2007 (February 2009) (HTML)
- Price Measures of New Vehicles: A Comparison (July 2008) (HTML)
- Import and Export Price Trends in 2006 (October 2007) (HTML)
- Price and Expenditure Measures of Petroleum Products: A Comparison (December 2006) (HTML)
- Import Price Rise in 2005 Due to Continued High Energy Prices (November 2006) (HTML)
- IPP Introduces Additional Locality of Origin Import Price Indexes (December 2005) (HTML)
- U.S. Import and Export Prices in 2004 (July 2005) (HTML)
- U.S. Import and Export Prices in 2003 (September 2004) (HTML)
- International Price Comparisons Based on Purchasing Power Parity (October 1999) (HTML)
- Are Producer Prices Good Proxies for Export Prices? (October 1997) (PDF)
Special Notices
Further Information
For further assistance contact the IPP Section of Information and Analysis at
mxpinfo@bls.gov or (202) 691-7101.
Last Modified Date: April 27, 2012
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