Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities - 2012 edition

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Eurostat and OECD jointly present the Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme methodology in this 2012 edition of the purchasing power parities manual. It explains the programme structure, data collection, validation, and calculation procedures used for the reference year 2011, and outlines how PPP and CPI data collection may develop further. The foreword also describes PPP’s role in comparing price and volume levels of GDP and other indicators, and addresses earlier limitations in coverage and timeliness.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages448

Reading Time18 h 49 min

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Foreword

Acknowledgements

Contents

ISSN 1977-0375 M e t hodo l o g ie s a n d W o r k i n g p a p e r s Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities 2012 edition M e t h o d o l o g i e s an d W o r k i n g p a p e r s Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities 2012 edition Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*) : 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed. More information on the European Union is available on the Internet ([http://europa.eu](http://europa.eu)) . Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2012 ISBN 978-92-79-25983-8 ISSN 1977-0375 doi:10.2785/33942 Cat. No KS-RA-12-023-EN-N Theme: Economy and finance Collection: Methodologies & Working papers © European Union / OECD, 2012 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Contact for requests for translation: [rights@oecd.org](rights@oecd.org) or OP-INFO-COPYRIGHT@publications.europa.eu Also available under the title Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities, OECD, ISBN 978-92-64-18923-2 The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) or of the governments of its member countries or those of Eurostat or the European Commission. Foreword For the last three decades, Eurostat and OECD have worked together in producing and publishing Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for their respective member countries. PPPs are essential tools for the comparison of price and volume levels of GDP and other indicators. The common programme is called the "Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme". The full methodology underlying the Programme is described in this second edition of the EurostatOECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities. It updates and replaces the first edition of the manual that was published in 2006. The manual describes the organisation of the work and the data collection, validation and calculation methods as applied for the reference year 2011. Finally, the manual looks ahead at future developments in key areas such as health services and the further integration of PPP and CPI data collection. The manual has three specific objectives: first, to provide essential methodological guidelines on the international price and volume comparisons of GDP to those directly engaged in the Programme, i.e. to practitioners in Eurostat, the OECD and National Statistical Institutes (NSIs) of participating countries; second, to communicate effectively on the objectives and outcomes of the Programme to key users – politicians, journalists, academics, researchers – and importantly, to advise these users on the use and interpretation of comparison results; and third, to provide a single point of reference on the Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme, accessible to teachers, students and the general public interested in PPPs and related statistics. In addition to the methodological advances made, we are pleased that the earlier problems of incomplete country coverage and timeliness, which were considered as impediments to the wider use of PPPs have now by and large been addressed. Eurostat and OECD co-operate with the World Bank in the revitalized International Comparison Programme, to produce global PPP data. In 2008, a world comparison was published for 2005 for 147 countries, while at the end of 2013 the results of a world comparison for 2011 covering some 180 countries are to be released. We trust that this edition of the Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities will foster a better understanding and greater use of PPPs in international price and volume comparisons of GDP. Walter Radermacher Martine Durand Chief

FAQs

What are purchasing power parities (PPPs) used for in this manual?

PPPs are essential tools for comparing price and volume levels of GDP and other indicators across countries.

What does the 2012 edition cover in terms of methodology?

It describes the organization of work and the data collection, validation, and calculation methods applied for the 2011 reference year, and updates the 2006 first edition.

Who contributed to revising and drafting this manual?

The task force overseeing the revision included members chaired by Paul Konijn, with the manual drafted by David Roberts and contributions from Paul Konijn, and funding provided by Eurostat.

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