Prices and Purchasing Power Parities (PPP)

Price indices provide measures of changes over time in prices paid/received by consumers/producers of goods and services. Purchasing power parities (PPPs) are the rates of currency conversion that eliminate the differences in price levels between countries.

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Annual inflation in OECD area drops to 3.7% in October 2008

02-Dec-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.7% in the year to October 2008, compared with 4.5% in the year to September 2008. Month-on-month, prices fell 0.3% in October, after remaining stable in September.

OECD statistics on Purchasing Power Parities (PPP)

Download the latest OECD statistics on purchasing power parities and comparative price levels.

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Statistics Brief

The March 2002 issue of the Statistics Brief gives an overview of the measurement and the uses of PPPs.

Purchasing Power Parities – Measurement and Uses