Purchasing Power Parities (PPP)

1.1 Methodology

• Methodological manual on purchasing power parities (PPPs), 2006 (300 p.) - Eurostat - OECD
  
• Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)
• EU Funding: Countries participating in the PPP program are entitled to apply for a grant which allows them to be reimbursed by up to 70 per cent of the eligible costs occurring for producing and delivering the necessary data for the program.

1.2 Presentations

• Description of the statistics of purchasing power parities (PPP) (French, Pdf, 10 Kb)

1.3 Legal basis

1.3.1 National

• European regulations are legally binding acts which must be complied with fully. They do not require transposition into national law.

1.3.2 Community

• Regulation (EC) N°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

1.4 Documentation

• Purchasing Power Parities - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)  - OECD
  
• Comparing Hospital and Health Prices and Volumes Internationally (Pdf) - OECD
  
• Statistics explained: Comparative price levels of consumer goods and services - Eurostat
  
• Statistics explained: Purchasing power parities and GDP per capita - flash estimate - Eurostat
• Statistics explained: Purchasing power parities in Europe and the world - Eurostat
• Statistics explained: GDP per capita, consumption per capita and price level indices - Eurostat
  
• Statistics explained: Consumer prices - inflation - Eurostat

1.5 Quality report

• Assessment of countries' practices