PPPs data collection 2023

ended

Eurostat is in charge of the annual calculation and dissemination of Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for 36 European countries in line with Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007. The purpose of the Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme is to compare on a regular and timely basis the GDPs of three groups of countries: EU Member States, OECD Member Countries and associate non-member countries (countries that have an association other than membership with the European Union or the OECD). More precisely, the Programme’s objective is to compare the price and volume levels of GDP and its component expenditures across the three groups of countries. The PPPs are calculated by Eurostat and the OECD with the price and expenditure data that countries participating in the Programme supply specifically for the calculation. The 2 main purposes of PPP data are to compare the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of different countries without the figures being distorted by differing price levels in those countries and to analyse relative price levels across countries. The action aims at ensuring the provision of high quality and comparable input data for the purpose of calculating Purchasing Power Parities and is divided into 7 objectives: A: Consumer goods price surveys B: Estate agencies rents surveys C: Capital goods price surveys D: Hospital price surveys E: Other PPP input data F: PPP Inventory G: Additional tasks The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) will achieve the specific objectives in line with the Eurostat PPP work plan deadlines as established by the PPP Working Group. When executing the tasks, SURS will follow Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 establishing common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination, as well as the methodological manual on PPPs, and specific instructions given by Eurostat.