Eurostat-OECD Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Statistical Office of the European Communities, Luxembourg
Contributors: Statistical Office of the European Communities, Luxembourg
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9789264030046
Subjects: Economics
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. General Aspects of Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) Compilation; title: 2. Main Pricing Methods for SPPI; title: 3. Practical Aspects of the Development Process; title: 4. Compilation of SPPI for Specific Services Industries; title: Freight Transport by Road; title: Sea and Coastal Water Transport; title: Air Transport; title: Cargo Handling; title: Storage and Warehousing; title: Post and Courier Services; title: Telecommunications; title: Real Estate Activities; title: Computer Services and Related Activities; title: Legal Activities; title: Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Auditing Services, Tax Consultancy; title: Market Research and Public Opinion Polling; title: Business and Management Consultancy Services; title: Architectural and Engineering Activities and Related Technical Consultancy; title: Technical Testing and Analysis; title: Advertising; title: Labour Recruitment and Provision of Personnel; title: Investigation and Security Activities; title: Indusrial Cleaning; title: Glossary; title: Abbreviations; title: Bibliography