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   N. 17, March 2011 - 2008 Benchmark PPPs: Measurement and Uses

This Statistics Brief provides some background on Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs), including their construction and application, and presents the new benchmark PPPs for 2008, produced as part of the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme.

The Brief also describes some methodological changes that have been introduced since the last benchmark PPPs in 2005 regarding the measurement of health and education services.

 

Japenese version (PDF)

 

 

Previous issues: 

2010 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 -  2004 -  2003 - 2002 - 2001

 

2011

N. 16 - Feb 11

 Selling to Foreign Markets: a Portrait of OECD Exporters
 

 2010  

N. 15 - Nov 10

 Measuring Entrepreneurship
 

 2008  

 N. 14 - Feb 08

   Predicting the Business Cycle: How good are early estimates of OECD Composite Leading Indicators?
 

 2007  

 N. 13 - Aug 07

   The Revision of the 1993 System of National Accounts - What does it change?
 

 2006  

 N. 12 - Nov 06

  

Performing Revisions and Real-time Data Analysis

 

 N. 11 - May 06

   Alternative Measures of Well-being
Les indicateurs alternatifs du bien-être
 

 2005  

 N. 10 - Sep 05

  

Measuring Sustainable Development

Mesurer le développement durable

 

 N. 9 - Jul 05

  

The Comparability of International Migration Statistics: Problems and Prospects

La comparabilité des statistiques des migrations internationales
 

 2004  

 N. 8 - Jun 04

   Comparison of Household Saving Ratios: Euro area/United States/Japan

Comparaison des taux d’épargne des ménages Zone euro/Etats-Unis/Japon
 

 2003  

 N. 7 - Dec 03

   Comparing Growth in GDP and labour Productivity: Measurement Issues

Croissance du PIB et productivité du travail : comparaisons et problèmes de mesure

 

 N. 6 - Oct 03

  

Measuring Regional Economies

 

Mesurer les économies régionales
 

 2002  

 N. 5 - Nov 02

   Measuring the Non-Observed Economy 

Mesurer l'économie non observée

 

 N. 4 - Jun 02

   Measuring Student Knowledge and Skills: The PISA 2000 Experience

Mesurer les connaissances et les compétences des élèves : enseignements tirés du PISA 2000

 

 N. 3 - Mar 02

   Purchasing power parities - measurement and uses

Parités de pouvoir d'achat : mesure et utilisations

 

 N. 2 - Feb 02

   Creation of the Euro area: Implications for Economic Statistics
  La création de la zone euro : ses conséquences pour les statistiques économiques
 

 2001

 N. 1 - Oct 01

 Trade in Goods and Services: Statistical Trends and Measurement Challenges

Commerce de marchandises et de service : tendances statistiques et problèmes de mesure

 

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