Industrial Production Indices (Adjusted Calendar Effects). GENERAL INDEX AND BREAKDOWNS. BASE 2005 = 100. Designation of the Large Industrial Groups. CT — Consumer Goods. CD — Long-lasting consumer goods. CND — Non-durable consumer goods. INT** — Intermediate Goods + Other. INV — Investment Goods. En — Energy. Designation of the activities that make up the PPA-Rev. 3: B — Extractive industries; C — Manufacturing industries; D- Electricity, gas, steam, hot and cold water and cold air; E- Capture, treatment and distribution of water, sanitation, waste management and depollution. Designation of the activities that make up the PPA Rev. 3: 07- Extraction and preparation of metal ores; 08- Other extractive industries; 10- Food industries; 11- Beverage industry; 12- Tobacco industry; 13- Manufacture of textiles; 14- Apparel industry; 15- Leather and leather products industry; 16- Wood and cork industries and articles thereof, except furniture; manufacture of articles of warehousing and basketwork; 17- Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard and articles thereof; 18- Printing and reproduction of recorded information media; 19- Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and fuel algorithms; 20- Manufacture of chemicals and man-made fibres, other than pharmaceuticals; 21- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations; 22- Manufacture of rubber and plastic articles; 23- Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products;24- Basic metallurgical industries; 25- Manufacture of metal products, other than machinery and equipment; 26- Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.; 27- Manufacture of electrical equipment;28- Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c. 29- Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and components for motor vehicles; 30- Manufacture of other transport equipment; 31- Manufacture of furniture and mattresses; 32- Other manufacturing industries; 35- Electricity, gas, steam, hot and cold water and cold air; 38- Collection, treatment and disposal of waste; value of materials. () Rectified, as a result of the replacement of the estimates made for non-responses, still existing at the date of clearance. (*) Intermediate Goods + Other. (...) Confidential data. (x) Data not available.

Monthly indexes and percentage changes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

Abstract

The Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS), conducted annually by the RA NSS (Republic of Armenia National Statistical Service), formed the basis for most of the empirical analyses in the report. The ILCS is a universally recognized best-practice statistical survey for collecting data to inform about the living standards of households. ILCS comprises comprehensive and valuable data on the welfare of households and separate individuals which affords the NSS an opportunity to provide the public with up to date information on the population’s income, expenditures, the level of poverty and the other changes in living standards on an annual basis.

In 2003-2004 the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia took important steps to improve the Armenia Integrated Leaving Conditions Survey (ILCS) and bring the poverty measurement methodology it applied up to date.

With technical assistance from the World Bank provided through a series of consultations and hands-on-training, the following changes were made:

• the sample frame for the Integrated Leaving Conditions Survey was updated using the 2001 Population Census data;
• the sample size was expanded, so as to make the ILSC representative at the regional (marz) level;
• the ILSC questionnaire was revised to account for economic and social changes since 1998-1999 and an extensive labor module was added to the survey;
• staff involved in ILCS implementation was better trained.

Geographic coverage

Urban and rural communities

Analysis unit

• Households;
• Individuals.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire is filled in by the interviewer in the course of at least five visits to households per month. During face-to-face interviews with the household head or another knowledgeable adult member, the interviewer collects information on the composition and housing conditions of the household, the employment status, educational level and health condition of the members, availability and use of land, livestock, and agricultural machinery, monetary and commodity flows between households, and other information.

Certain changes were made into the 2014 questionnaire. Particularly, the sections “List of Household Members”, "Migration", “Housing and Dwelling Conditions”, "Employment", “Social Assistance” were revised.

Thus, the 2015 survey questionnaire had the following sections: (1) “List of Household Members”, (2) “Migration”, (3) “Housing and Dwelling Conditions”, (4) “Employment”, (5) “Education”, (6) “Agriculture”, (7) “Food Production”, (8) “Monetary and Commodity Flows between Households”, (9) “Health (General) and Healthcare”, (10) “Debts”, (11) “Subjective Assessment of Living Conditions”, (12) “Provision of Services”, (13) “Social Assistance”, (14) “Households as Employers for Service Personnel”, and (15) “Household Monthly Consumption of Energy Resources”.

The Diary is completed directly by the household during one month. Every day the household would record all its expenditures on food, non-food products and services, also giving a detailed description of such purchases; e.g. for food products the name, quantity, cost, and place of purchase of the product is recorded. Besides, the household records its consumption of food products received and used from its own land and livestock, as well as from other sources (e.g. gifts, humanitarian aid). Non-food products and services purchased or received for free are also recorded in the diary. Then, the household records its income received during the month. At the end of the month, information on rarely used food products, durable goods and ceremonies is recorded, as well. The records in the diary are verified by the interviewer in the course of 5 mandatory visits to the household during the survey month.

The Survey Diary has the following sections: (1) food purchased during the day, (2) food consumed at home during the day, (3) expenditures on food consumed away from home, (4) non-food products purchased and services obtained, (5) non-food products and services received free of charge, (6) household income and monetary inflows, (7) food products, which are usually consumed in small quantities during the day, (8) list of real estate, durable goods, and ceremonies. The interviewer’s manual provides detailed instructions for completing the questionnaire and the diary.

The Questionnaire, the Diary and the Interviewer's Manual are revised and adjusted, as appropriate, prior to the launch of the survey. Starting from 2012, data are codified under the “Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose” (COICOP) classifier.