Eurostat-OECD Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Statistical Office of the European Communities.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2007.
The International Producer Price Index Manual (PPI Manual) published by the IMF in 2004, constituted a landmark for international standards on price measurement and contains detailed, comprehensive information for the compilation of producer price indices.  This Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services is a complement to the PPI Manual in two ways: it focuses on service-specific aspects in the PPI compilation by developing further the conceptual framework and it adds detailed descriptions of PPI measurement for a series of service industries. This Guide has been jointly produced by the OECD, Eurostat and the members of a Taskforce with delegates from 19 OECD/EU Member countries.
Description based upon print version of record.
CONTENTS; Introduction; 1. General Aspects of SPPI compilation; 1.1 Definitions and scope of SPPI; 1.2 Statistical units; 1.3 Product and industry SPPI; 1.4 Price concept; 1.5 Identification of service products; 1.6 Timing of price collection; 1.7 Treatment of quality change; 1.8 Classifications; 1.9 Sample frame and weights; 1.10 Relationship of the SPPI to other major price indices; 2. Main pricing methods for SPPI; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Specification of service output; 2.3 Classification of pricing methods; 2.4 Direct use of prices of repeated services; 2.5 Unit value method
2.6 Component pricing2.7 Percentage fee method; 2.8 Model Pricing; 2.9 Pricing based on working time; 3. Practical aspects of the development process; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Industry description; 3.3 Contacts with trade organisations; 3.4 Methodological aspects; 3.5 Pilot survey; 3.6 Treatment of quality change; 3.7 Index calculation; 3.8 Quality assessment; 3.9 Maintaining the quality of service prices; Appendix 1: Stages in the development of SPPI - an example; Appendix 2: Example on a criteria matrix for legal services; 4. Compilation of SPPI for specific service industries
4.1 Introduction4.2 Freight transport by road; 4.3 Sea and costal water transport; 4.4 Air transport; 4.5 Cargo handling; 4.6 Storage and warehousing; 4.7 Post and courier services; 4.8 Telecommunications; 4.9 Real estate activities with own property; 4.10 Computer and related activities; 4.11 Legal activities; 4.12 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities: tax consultancy; 4.13 Market research and public opinion polling; 4.14 Business and management consultancy activities; 4.15 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
4.16 Technical testing and analysis4.17 Advertising; 4.18 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel; 4.19 Investigation and security activities; 4.20 Industrial cleaning; Glossary; Abbreviations; Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 152).
The International Producer Price Index Manual (PPI Manual) published by the IMF in 2004, constituted a landmark for international standards on price measurement and contains detailed, comprehensive information for the compilation of producer price indices.  This Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services is a complement to the PPI Manual in two ways: it focuses on service-specific aspects in the PPI compilation by developing further the conceptual framework and it adds detailed descriptions of PPI measurement for a series of service industries. This Guide has been jointly produced by the OECD, Eurostat and the members of a Taskforce with delegates from 19 OECD/EU Member countries.
Price indexes.
Prices.