To modernize the consumer price index — the most widely used measure of inflation in the U.S. — the Bureau of Labor Statistics should accelerate its use of new sources of data and develop price indexes based on different income levels, says a new report.
Direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) for robotic CABC (r-CABG)
Robots in your chest, repairing your heart vessels.This study (Robert Poston is the corresponding author) finds that DTCA of r-CABG is effective in bringing patients to the hospital: Between July 2008 and July 2009, a total of 103 potential patients, or their representatives, contacted our office as
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GAO: The Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Fall 2011 Update GAO: Health Care Price Transparency: Meaningful Price Information Is Difficult for Consumers to Obtain CBO: Trends in the distribution of income Today in TIE: Reflex, Austin provides macro health care chart dump, and is hitting
You’d think we were all popping pills like crazy
But you’d be wrong: More than a quarter of Americans who take prescription drugs have skipped doses, split pills or cut other corners to save money in the last year, according to a new study by Consumer Reports… This telephone survey, of 1,154 adults who currently take at least one prescription drug
日本GDP初步报告(第一次初步报告)在季度结束后约一个半月左右发布,比其他国家晚。例如,在美国,它是在季度结束后不到一个月的时间内发布的,而在欧元区,它是在季度结束后一个月发布的。过去,日本的GDP更新发布时间要晚得多。 2002年估算方法大幅修改时,公布日期提前了不到一个月,但公布日期20多年来一直保持不变。 GDP统计数据是重要的经济统计数据,可以全面、一致地反映国内经济活动,如果尽早发布,有助于快速判断经济趋势并制定适当的经济政策。然而,早期发表和估计准确性之间存在权衡。 GDP统计是根据住户调查、工业指数、国际收支统计等各种基础统计数据进行加工估算的统计数据。因此,如果公布时间提前,则
ユーロ圏消費者物価(24年5月)-総合指数、コア指数ともに前年比で加速
5月31日,欧盟委员会统计局(Eurostat)公布了5月份欧元区HICP(Harmonized Indices of Consumer Price:欧盟标准消费者价格指数)初步数据,结果如下。 【综合指数】 - 与去年同月相比,为2.6%,高于市场预期1(2.5%),较上月(2.4%)有所上升(图1) - 与上月相比,为0.2%,符合预测(0.2%),该指数较上月(0.6%)下降【指数2,综合指数中不包括能源和食品饮料】。为2.9%,高于预期(2.7%),较上月(2.7%)有所增加(图2)・月度变化为0.4%,较上月(0.7%)有所下降 1 计算得出的中值彭博社。这同样适用于下面的预测值。
ユーロ圏消費者物価(24年6月)-前年比伸び率は横ばい圏の推移
7月2日,欧盟统计局(Eurostat)公布了6月份欧元区HICP(Harmonized Indices of Consumer Price:欧盟标准消费者价格指数)初步数据,结果如下。 【综合指数】 - 与去年同月相比,为2.5%,符合市场预期1(2.5%),较上月(2.6%)有所回落(图1) - 与上月相比,为 0.2%,与上个月的预期 (0.2%) (0.2%) 一致。 [指数2,综合指数中不包括能源和食品饮料] - 与去年同月相比,为2.9%,高于预期(2.8%),但与上月(2.9%)持平(图 2) - 与上个月相比,为 0.3%,低于上个月 (0.4%) 1 彭博汇总中值。这同样适用