Arithmetic and geometric means

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Simon Briscoe
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Dear Office for National Statistics,

Many ONS statistics will be derived by calculating the mean of data points. Can you please tell me what type of mean is used in which sections of the ONS? Please let me know how the mean is calculated in each major group of ONS outputs, for example, retail sales, CPI, RPI, PPI, house prices etc? Perhaps there are technical manuals that explain this that you can refer me to? I would like the answer in as much detail as is available, ideally saying the formula type used, Dutot, Jevons etc.

Yours faithfully,

Simon Briscoe

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Dear Office for National Statistics,

Hello. Do you know when I might receive a response?

Yours faithfully,

Simon Briscoe

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