Internet-based Consumer Price Index


Note: One-Step Method(using iCPI of total categories to predict CPI, directly), Two-Step Method(using iCPI of eight categories to predict CPI of eight categories first, and then weighting and averaging  to CPI), LASSO Method(using LASSO method with iCPI of eight categories to predict CPI), and Traditional Method (using CPI lagging term and M2 to predict CPI).