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Prices and Purchasing Power Parities (PPP)
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Price indices provide measures of changes over time in prices paid/received by consumers/producers of goods and services. Purchasing power parities (PPPs) are the rates of currency conversion that eliminate the differences in price levels between countries.

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Annual inflation in the OECD rises to 3.9% in May 2008

01-Jul-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.9% in the year to May 2008, compared with 3.5% in the year to April 2008. This constitutes the highest inflation rate since June 2001. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.7% in May, compared with 0.5% in April.

OECD statistics on Purchasing Power Parities (PPP)

Download the latest OECD statistics on purchasing power parities and comparative price levels.
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Statistics Brief

The March 2002 issue of the Statistics Brief gives an overview of the measurement and the uses of PPPs.

Purchasing Power Parities – Measurement and Uses