Hi Users
I have a quaterly food price index (FPI) series like this:
quarterly FPI
(Period)
déc-87 84.2
mars-88 85.6
juin-88 88.4
sept-88 90.9
déc-88 92.3
mars-89 93.7
juin-89 96.6
sept-89 99.0
déc-89 99.3
mars-90 99.5
juin-90 102.2
sept-90 101.5
déc-90 102.5
mars-91 104.7
juin-91 104.3
sept-91 105.0
déc-91 105.5
.....to dec 2003.
I want to generate a monthly series. Kit Baum has proposed the denton method. for the basically generating monthly series from a quarterly one, I know that the stata code is:
dentonmq qflow, ind(mflow) gen(minterp)
But I can't understand what's the indicator variable (mflow) in my case? and How can I have a monthly series with this stata code That I can't understand it? I hope someone will be able to help me with this.
Best wishes,
Naceur
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