Eurostat-OECD methodological manual on purchasing power parities.

Description

The OECD, Eurostat, and 47 participating countries work together in establishing purchasing power parities, or PPPs, in order to compare the price and volume levels of the GDPs. This programme is called the Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme. The manual gives a complete, detailed and up-to-date description of the functioning of the programme. This includes its organisation, the various surveys carried out by participating countries and the ways PPPs are calculated and disseminated. It also provides guidance on the use of PPPs.  Read more... Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Overview -- Purpose of the Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme -- Data requirements -- Organisation -- Component expenditures of GDP -- Consumer goods and services -- Housing -- Health -- Education -- Collective services -- Equipment goods -- Construction -- Calculation and aggregation of PPPs -- Presentation and dissemination of results -- Annexes -- Glossary.