Technical meeting on validation of household consumption expenditure prices of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 - Latin America and the Caribbean Region
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Virtual meeting organized by ECLAC in its capacity as Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the ICP.
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This regional meeting will be held virtually with the pricing focal points from the offices responsible for operating the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 in each country.
Temas de la reunión:
- ICP status and schedule of activities
- Validation of HCE prices for the Q2, Q3, and Q4 quarters of the 2024 cycle
- Next steps and agreements
15 Jul 2025
10:00 - 10:25
Opening remarks
- Rolando Ocampo, Director, ECLAC Statistics Division
- Marissa Ramotar, CARICOM
- Marko Rissanen, World Bank
Photo of the participants
Approval of the meeting agenda
Topic 1: Introduction to price statistical activities in the 2024 ICP cycle
10:25 - 13:30
Marissa Ramotar, CARICOM
Experience from the 2021 cycle in the Caribbean
Marko Rissanen, World Bank
Global updates on the ICP 2024 cycle implementation
Rolando Ocampo, ECLAC
Calendario de actividades en el ámbito del ciclo 2024 / Lecciones aprendidas en ciclos anteriores y recomendaciones
» Discussion
Lady Viviana Infante, ECLAC
Stages of inter and intra–country validation / Importance and availability of products
Lady Viviana Infante, ECLAC
Basic headings coverage
Giannina López, ECLAC
Comments
Topic 2: Analysis of the Latin American and the Caribbean list
14:30 - 17:30
Ernestina Pérez, ECLAC
Presentación de la forma de trabajo para la validación
Alejandra Ovalle, ECLAC
2. 1 Food and non–alcoholic beverages
Alejandra Ovalle, ECLAC
2.2 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
Patricia Marchant, ECLAC
2.3 Clothing and footwear
» Discussion
16 Jul 2025
10:10 - 13:10
Topic 2: Analysis of the Latin American and the Caribbean list (cont.)
Giannina López, ECLAC
2.4 Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels
Giannina López, ECLAC
2.5 Furniture, home equipment, maintenance and conservation
Ernestina Pérez, ECLAC
2.6 Health
Lady Viviana Infante, ECLAC
2.7 Miscellaneous goods and services
Lady Viviana Infante, ECLAC
Statistics of atypical situations that generate errors
Ernestina Pérez, ECLAC
Discussion
Topic 3: Data interpolation and extrapolation
14:10 - 15:05
Lady Viviana Infante, ECLAC
Information submission format for LAC countries – Quarterly information validation process
Lady Viviana Infante, ECLAC
Estimate of average annual prices 2024 cycle
Patricia Marchant, ECLAC
Discussion
Topic 4: Conclusions and future steps
15:15 - 16:35
Patricia Marchant, ECLAC
Status of resources in participating countries (Survey)
Ernestina Pérez, ECLAC
C2024 cycle: Updated 2024 activities calendar
» Questions and comments from participants
Rolando Ocampo, ECLAC
Next steps and conclusions
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Technical meeting on validation of household consumption expenditure prices of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 - Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Virtual meeting
| Plataforma de conexión/ Connection platform: |
WEBEX |
| Fecha/Date: | 15 - 16 JUL 2025 |
| Hora/Time: | 10:00 - 17:30 hrs. (Hora de Chile / Chile Time) |
| Idioma/Language: | Español (interpretación simultánea) / English (simultaneous interpretation) |
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Organizing institution
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- https://www.cepal.org
- 56 222100000
