Availability of Global Core Average

Prices for Interim Years

Session IV. Data for Interim Years

4th Inter-Agency Coordinating Group Meeting

October 23-25, 2017

Washington, DC

Outline

� Summary of Interim Regional Activities

� Regional 2015/16 Data Submissions to Date

� Availability of Global Core List Prices (HHC)

� Initial Price Validation Remarks

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Interim Regional Activities (1)

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AFRICA

− Interim year(s): 2015, 2016

− Coverage: HHC

− Country participation: varies per heading (~41+6)

− Interim HHC activities were conducted mostly in parallel with the

national CPI activities and respective data collections; usage of

the data for PPP estimation is to be determined

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

– Interim year(s): 2016

– Coverage: GDP (housing not confirmed?)

– Country participation: almost full region (20?), excluding China

and Myanmar (Macao is not part of interim or 2017 activities)

Interim Regional Activities (2)

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COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

− Interim year(s): 2014

− Coverage: GDP

− Country participation: full region (8)

− Region already linked to Eurostat-OECD

EUROSTAT-OECD

– Interim year(s): annual comparisons

– Coverage: GDP

– Country participation: full region (51), including Ukraine, Georgia,

Columbia and Costa Rica (?)

– Annual data available for linking, excluding Education, Gov.

Health and Construction (?)

Interim Regional Activities (3)

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LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

− No interim activities

WESTERN ASIA

– Interim year(s): 2012 and 2013 (mostly extrapolations from 2011),

2014 and 2015 (mostly extrapolations from 2016), 2016

– Coverage: GDP

– Country participation: almost full region (11), UAE and Yemen not

part of 2014, 2015 or 2016 activities (no back-casting from 2017?)

– Dual-participation countries Egypt, Morocco (new) and Sudan

are part of the interim activities

Regional 2015/16 Data Submissions to Date

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ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (20)

− 2016 price availability information (GDP)

EUROSTAT-OECD (47)

– 2015 and 2016 HHC global core list price data (+importance)

WESTERN ASIA (11)

– 2016 global core list price data (+metadata)

– HHC (+importance)

– Housing rentals

– Private education

– Government compensation

– Machinery and equipment

– Construction and civil engineering

HHC GCL Item Availability and Overlap

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FULL GCL Priced GCL ASI EUO WAS

608 584 354 396 433

189

WAS

ASI EUO

105

49

67

49 53

72

# of priced

“standalone”

items

# of priced

bilateral

overlap

items

# of priced

trilateral

overlap

items

Total # of

priced

GCL items

# of Priced HHC GCL items per Country

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# Priced HHC GCL Items per BH/Region

!

Only 1

country

pricing

the item

Only 1

priced GCL

item within

the BH

Initial Price Validation; Item CV>60 [34] (1)

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− 110831104 Call, mobile to mobile, different provider, off-peak hour

− 110453101 Charcoal, sack

− 110611113 Metformin, 500 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Generic

− 110312129 Girls' dress, WKB-M

− 110441104 Water supply, other water sources

− 110441102 Water supply piped on premise, including sewerage

− 110521109 Hand towel, WKB

− 110831101 Basic fee, fixed telephone line, monthly

− 110611137 Metronidazole, 250 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Generic

− 110914104 Pre-recorded DVD

− 110611153 Ciprofloxacin, 500 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Generic

− 110453102 Kerosene

− 110611136 Metronidazole, 250 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Originator

− 110611151 Captopril, 25 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Generic

Initial Price Validation; Item CV>60 [34] (2)

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− 110931108 Doll, MATTEL Barbie

− 110431104 Wall tiles, ceramic, WKB

− 110451103 Electricity: 2500 kWh

− 110561109 Household candles, box, BL

− 110831106 Prepaid card, Short Message Service (SMS)

− 110931107 Video game, PlayStation 3, Top 5

− 110611155 Diazepam 5 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Originator

− 110611138 Oral rehydration salts, WHO/UNICEF formulation, Oral

Suspension, Generic

− 110611159 Fluoxetine, 20 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Generic

− 111212102 Disposable razor, BIC

− 110611165 Metformin, 500 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Originator

− 110117114 Ginger, mature

− 110611108 Ciprofloxacin, 500 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Originator

Initial Price Validation; Item CV>60 [34] (3)

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− 110111205 Corn (maize) flour, white, WKB

− 110611114 Nifedipine retard, 20 mg, Retard tablet, Originator

− 110831103 Household telephone call, international, peak hour

− 110611109 Diclofenac, 50 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Originator

− 110561101 Laundry detergent powder, washing machine, WKB

− 110611149 Atorvastatin, 40 mg, Tablet/Capsule, Generic

− 110552104 AA alkaline batteries, DURACELL

THANK YOU

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