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Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Computer and peripherals price indexesOctober 2003 (preliminary)Prices of commercial computers, as measured by the Computer and Peripherals Price Indexes (CPPI), fell 8.1% from September. Desktop prices declined 12.3%, while prices of portables fell 6.7% and those of servers remained unchanged. Prices of consumer computers, representing computers brands and models normally purchased by consumers and small businesses (desktops and portables), decreased 1.8%, with prices of desktops declining 5.0% and those of portables rising 1.6%. In the case of computer peripherals, prices of printers and of monitors remained unchanged from September. These indexes are available at the Canada level only. Available on CANSIM: tables 331-0001 and 331-0002. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5032. For more information on these indexes, contact Client Services (1-866-230-2248; 613-951-9606; infounit@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Fred Barzyk (613-951-2493; fred.barzyk@statcan.gc.ca), Prices Division. |
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