Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures: 2005 Benchmark Year, 2007 Edition

The purchasing power parities and real expenditures contained in this joint Eurostat - OECD publication cover 55 countries including the 30 OECD Member countries, the 27 EU countries, ten CIS countries, six Western Balkan countries and Israel. They are based on price and expenditure data for 2005 and have been calculated using the EKS aggregation method. International comparisons of price levels and real GDP can be made using the price and volume measures presented in this publication. This publication includes StatLinks, URLs under each graph and table providing links to Excel® spreadsheet files containing the underlying statistical data. Table of Content : Introduction PART 1. OVERVIEW OF THE EUROSTAT-OECD PPP PROGRAMME -1. Background to the Comparison -2. Data Requirements and Organisation of the Comparison -3. Data Collection by Main Expenditure Category -4. Calculation and Aggregation of PPPs PART 2. RESULTS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION -1. Summary Results for 2005 - The Spatial Dimension -2. Summary Results - The Temporal Dimension -3. Detailed Results for 2005 - Presentation PART 3. TABLES WITH 2005 EKS RESULTS -1. Results in US Dollars - OECD as Reference -2. Results in Euros - European Union as Reference Annex: Selected GK Results -Introduction -EKS and GK Aggregation Methods -Selected Results -The GK Calculation -Tables: Selected 2005 GK Results