Aggregate data

In statistics, aggregate data describes data combined from several measurements. When data are aggregated, groups of observations are replaced with summary statistics based on those observations.

In economics, aggregate data or data aggregates describes high-level data that is composed from a multitude or combination of other more individual data.

• In macroeconomics, data such as the overall price level or overall inflation rate
• In microeconomics, data of an entire sector of an economy composed of many firms, or of all households in a city or region.

See also

• Aggregate (disambiguation)