Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) data collection 2022: 2021-SK-PPP

Programme: Single Market Programme (SMP)-undefined

Topic: SMP-ESS-2021-PPP-H1-5690

Type of action: SMP European Statistics

Project ID: 101049624

Objective

The project is focused on getting of a set of reliable and consistent data which enables to calculate price ratios across countries in order to establish good quality purchasing power parities. The work consists of seven parts:
Objective A – CONSUMER GOODS PRICE SURVEYS
Objective B – ESTATE AGENCIES RENT SURVEY
Objective C – CAPITAL GOODS PRICE SURVEY
Objective D – HOSPITAL PRICE SURVEYS
Objective E – OTHER PPP INPUT DATA
Objective F – PPP INVENTORY
Objective G – ADDITIONAL TASKS
The expected result of Consumer goods price surveys is to have a data set of average prices of a sufficient number of consumer products defined on the
ECP item list that enables a calculation of price ratios across countries in order to establish good quality of PPPs. In the framework of rent survey it will be necessary to prepare a rent survey in Bratislava. For fulfilling the tasks defined in objective C it will be necessary with the help of subcontractors to prepare and submit to Eurostat construction price data for the construction survey. Regarding equipment survey the preview and pre-survey phase will be done by expert of SOSR. The expected result of objective D is to provide Eurostat with hospital price data. The aim of objective E is expected to provide Eurostat with statistical questionnaires that are needed for PPP calculations. For this purpose it will be necessary to submit to Eurostat national data on GDP expenditure weights, non-deductible VAT, tips, actual and imputed rentals, compensation of government employees and CPIs. The main attention of the objective F will be focused on updating Inventory of sources and methods used in the framework of PPP exercise by eventual changes used in the national level. In the  framework of the objective G the main attention will be dedicated to translate some parts of item lists E22-1, E22-2 surveys into Slovak language. The translated parts will be inserted into the PPP database.