opinion european central bank juli request council european union articl council regul ec octob articl treati establish european commun hereinaft refer quot treati quot propos council regul ec amend commiss regul ec coverag good servic harmonis index consum price propos council regul ec amend commiss regul ec geograph popul coverag harmonis index consum price con juli european central bank hereinaft refer quot ecb quot receiv request council european union opinion propos council regul ec abovement topi document refer number final draft council regul ec transmit ecb servci council european union transmit document date june refer number present current statu discuss matter ecb opinion base document accord articl treati ecb advisori function european monetari institut liquid establish ecb june ecb compet deliv opinion bade articl regul ec draft council regul ec concern extens harmonis coverag harmonis index consum price hereinaft refer quot hicp quot ecb consid essenti calcul meaning hicp indic coverag hicp extend decemb line draft council regul ec ecb strongli support request made commiss european commun member state provid suffici compar data cover preced twelv month draft council regul ec coverag good servic hicp hereinaft refer quot draft regul quot object draft regul extend initi coverag hicp decemb health educ social servic harmonis measur addit coverag item propos partli cover cover fulli harmonis manner initi hicp draft regul concern categori consumpt theoret concept provid meanning result depend object price analysi undertaken draft regul defin concept quot household final monetari consumpt expenditur quot framework hicp accord definit expenditur price measur net reimburs subsidi household receiv govern sector profit institut serv household hereinaft refer quot npish quot concept reflect price paid cosum inflat perceiv consum en concept consum price index conceptu advantag propos definit household consumpt expenditur distinct household sector govern npish sector drawn esa help strengthen link nation account statist final advantag propos implement difficult field price measur stryightforward particulari import measur monthli price ecb awar quot net approach quot propos draft regul provid fulli comprehens complet pictur inflat supplement anaysi reason index signific structur occur financ good servic consum household suppli govern npish sector ecb support provis contain articl request commiss review implement propos concept year date council regul final enter forc ecb support suggest hicp supplement comprehens measur inflat view overcom difficulti develop measur long term project imped plan extens coverag hicp propos draft regul take account fact treatment owner occupi hous cost settl hicp ecb suggest paragraph annex draft regul clarifi provis contain prejudg coverag owner occupi hous gener exclud option coverag item futur extens hicp commiss regul ec govern public hicp indic draft regul requir coverag item hicp ecb propos regul ec amend order reflect extend scope coverag final annex latest version draft regul includ relev coicop categori categori omit ecb assum mistak correct final regul draft council regul ec geograph pupul coverag hicp hereinaft refer quot draft regul quot object draft regul defin harmonis geograph popul coverag hicp effect decemb draft regul amend draft regul extend coverag paragraph articl regul ec hicp read quot hicp base price good servic purchas econom territori member state quot ecb draft regul repres consist implement rule ebc underlin import harmonis concept geograph coverag hicp harmonis geograph coverag pre condit accur aggreg hicp euro area ecb support measur propos commiss opinion publish offici journal european commun frankfurt main juli govern council ecb presid willem duisenberg