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Table 6 Biases by income level

From: An estimation of CPI biases in Argentina 1985–2005 and its implications on real income growth and income distribution

Bias using share of food

Bias using share of food at home

1996/97

2004/05

1996/97

2004/05

Mean

59.7%

Mean

72.4%

Mean

60.0%

Mean

76.0%

SD

7.9

SD

11.0%

SD

7.2%

SD

7.2%

Minimun

78.8%

Minimun

90.5%

Minimun

71.6%

Minimun

89.0%

Maximun

16.2%

Maximun

39.1%

Maximun

27.2%

Maximun

51.4%

Percentiles

Percentiles

Percentiles

Percentiles

5

67.8%

5

87.2%

5

66.8%

5

86.1%

10

66.6%

10

85.2%

10

66.5%

10

84.7%

25

64.3%

25

81.5%

25

64.5%

25

81.9%

50

62.6%

50

74.3%

50

63.2%

50

76.8%

75

56.2%

75

64.7%

75

56.8%

75

71.0%

90

48.4%

90

57.8%

90

49.2%

90

66.7%

95

44.5%

95

51.8%

95

45.3%

95

62.4%

  1. Source Own elaboration based on expenditure surveys