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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.

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 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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