Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Statistical Office of the European Communities.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2007.
This manual explains the why, the how, and the when of the international price and volume comparisons of GDP organised by Eurostat and the OECD and it provides advice on the use and interpretation of PPP figures they publish.
Description based upon print version of record.
Acknowledgments; Foreword; CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: International comparisons of GDP; Chapter 2: Data requirements and organisation; Chapter 3: Final expenditure on GDP and its classification; Chapter 4: Consumer goods and services; Chapter 5: Government services; Chapter 6: Capital goods and services; Part III: Estimation of PPPs for GFCF in interim years; Chapter 7: Calculation and aggregation of PPPs; Chapter 8: Presentation, dissemination and updating of results; Annex I: Brief history of the programme; Annex II: Classification of final expenditure on GDP
AnnexIII: Survey cycle coverageAnnex IV: Quaranta editing procedure; Annex V: Calculation and aggregation of PPPs; Annex VI: Differences between Eurostat and OECD comparisons; Annex VII: Glossary of terms and abbreviations
Includes bibliographical references.
This manual explains the why, the how, and the when of the international price and volume comparisons of GDP organised by Eurostat and the OECD and it provides advice on the use and interpretation of PPP figures they publish.
Purchasing power parity