Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xv
4. I. Introduction and Methodology
5. 1. Introduction and Summary of Findings 3
6. 2. Conceptual Issues in the Measurement of Price and Quality Changes 40
7. 3. The Methodology of Quality Adjustment 79
8. II. Studies of Individual Products
9. 4. Commercial Aircraft 111
10. 5. Electric Utility Generating Equipment 157
11. 6. Computer Processors and Peripherals 188
12. 7. Electrical Appliances 241
13. 8. New and Used Automobiles 321
14. 9. Other Products 383
15. III. Sources for the Pricing of Numerous Products
16. 10. Specification Price Indexes from Sears Catalog Data 417
17. 11. Using Unit Value Indexes to Measure Transaction Prices and Quality Change 490
18. IV. Weighting Issues and Final Results
19. 12. Weighting the Alternative Data Sources into New Price and Output Measures for Producer and Consumer Durable Equipment 519
20. Appendixes
21. Appendix A. Producer Price Indexes and Weights for Deflating Producers’ Durable Equipment in the NIPA, 1967 and Earlier Years 561
22. Appendix B (Tables B.l-B.17). Detailed Product-by-product Annual Listing of Alternative and Official Price Indexes (1972 = 1.00) 570
23. Appendix C (Tables C.l-C.6). “Secondary” PDE Categories, Annual Listing of Alternative and Official Price Indexes (1972 = 1.00) 696
24. References 705
25. Index 715