Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities
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: 268
ISBN-13: 9789264011335
Subjects: Economics
Description: 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.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgments; title: Executive Summary; title: Chapter 1. International Comparisons of GDP; title: Chapter 2. Data Requirements and Organisation; title: Chapter 3. Final Expenditure on GDP and its Classification; title: Chapter 4. Consumer Goods and Services; title: Chapter 5. Government Services; title: Chapter 6. Capital Goods and Services; title: Chapter 7. Calculation and Aggregation of PPPs; title: Chapter 8. Presentation, Dissemination and Updating of Results; title: Annex I. Brief History of the Programme; title: Annex II. Classification of Final Expenditure on GDP; title: Annex III. Survey Cycle Coverage; title: Annex IV. Quaranta Editing Procedure; title: Annex V. Calculation and Aggregation of PPPs; title: Annex VI. Differences between Eurostat and OECD Comparisons; title: Annex VII. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations