Second technical meeting on special surveys and household consumption price validation of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 - Latin America and the Caribbean
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ECLAC, in its capacity as Regional Coordinator of the IPC for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the World Bank are convening the region's national teams for a new technical meeting to review the quality, consistency, and regional comparability of prices reported in special and consumption surveys of the IPC, within the framework of the 2024 cycle. This meeting is being held virtually.
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10 - 11 Dec 2025, 11:00 - 14:00Event type
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The Second technical meeting on special surveys and household consumption price validation of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 - Latin America and the Caribbean will be held virtually on December 10 and 11, 2025. Organized by the Statistics Division of ECLAC and the World Bank, it seeks to review regional progress in terms of coverage, cross-country validation and next steps of the ICP 2024 cycle.
The first day will focus on price validation for special surveys, including:
- Private Education
- Housing Rentals
- Construction
- Machinery and Equipment
The session will also cover regional coverage per questionnaire, identification of potential errors by heading and item, and the tools available for the validation process.
The second day will be dedicated to validating final household consumption prices, with specific sessions for the different COICOP divisions, such as food, beverages, housing, health, transportation, recreation, restaurants, hotels, and other goods and services. Outstanding deadlines and required supplementary information -CPI, population, housing volume, MORES data, and metadata- will also be reviewed in preparation for the next stages of the cycle.
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Second technical meeting on special surveys and household consumption price validation of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 - Latin America and the Caribbean
Virtual meeting
| Connection platform: | WEBEX |
| Date: | 10 - 11 DEC 2025 |
| Time: | 11:00 a 14:00 hrs. (Chile time, UTC -3) |
| Language: | The meeting includes Spanish-English interpretation. |
| Note: | For connection tests, the session will be available 60 minutes before the scheduled start time. |
Schedule
10 de diciembre de 2025
10:00 - 14:00
Special Surveys
- Welcome remarks :
- Rolando Ocampo, Director of Statistics Division of ECLAC
- Marko Rissanen, Banco Mundial
- Overview of the PCI 2024 cycle.
- Regional coverage and presentation of validation tools.
- Cross-country validation: private education, rentals, construction, machinery and equipment.
- Questions and comments.
11 de diciembre de 2025
10:00 - 14:00
Household final consumption
Thematic sessions by COICOP divisions:
- Food and non-alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
- Clothing and footwear
- Housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuels
- Furniture, household equipment, and maintenance
- Health
- Transportation and communications
- Recreation and culture
- Restaurants and hotels
- Miscellaneous goods and services
Closing session with review of pending deliverables, technical reminders, and next steps by ECLAC.
