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GDP comparison basing on purchasing
power paritiesin the CIS countries
Participating countries
AzerbaijanArmeniaBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgizstan
MoldovaRussian FederationTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraine
Regional Coordinators
CIS Stat. committeeRosstatICP Regional Office - Bureau of Economic Analysis
Legal base
Council of the Heads of statistical offices of the CIS countries in December 2003 confirms participation of CIS countries in comparisonMOU’s has been approved by Governments and signedGlobal MOU has been signed
Base year
CIS countries plan to participate in 2004 round as stated in initial plan of Global roundGlobal round is postponed to 2005CIS decision:
Both years: 2004 and 2005
Main features of CIS comparison
GDP comparison 1993 SNAMultilateral baseEKS aggregationFixity principle for CIS countriesUsing asterisk method
What is done?
1 multilateral meeting in 2003Subject: ICP methodology2 multilateral meetings in 2004 Subject: Consumer and investment item list1 bilateral meeting between coordinators and participating country
What is done?(continued)
Creation of item lists (1330 consumer and 200 equipment items)Special work with constructionCreation of the web siteTranslation of documentsMonitoring price observation in countriesResearch in construction
Problems
Communication problems caused by absence of electricity, non compatible software Voluntary changes of reporting formsInstitutional changes in some countriesNo checking pricesNo marking asterisks for representative itemsFinancing
Achievements
Timely receiving questionnairesGood coverage of item lists