1. Session I: Global core lists and survey forms
3rd Regional Coordinating Agencies meeting
October 28-30, 2015 Washington, DC

2. Outline 1. Updated Household Consumption Global Core List
2. Special Survey Forms
Housing (volume and rental)
Private Education
Government Compensation
Machinery and Equipment
Construction and Civil Engineering
3. Way forward

3. 1. Updated Household Consumption Global Core List

4. HHC GCL update: Recap (1)
“New“ reference PPP BHs
Repair of furniture, furnishings and floor coverings
Repair of household appliances
Major durables for outdoor and indoor recreation
Other financial services n.e.c.
Other services n.e.c.
BHs which regional feedback was especially requested
Updated items in BHs
Clothing materials, other articles of clothing and clothing accessories
Shoes and other footwear
Telephone and telefax services
Motor cars
Motor cycles
Bicycles
Accommodation services

5. HHC GCL update: Provided Materials
TWO versions of the updated GCL
BH by BH list with ICP 2011 SPDs, updated SPDs, comments and notes
“Clean” GCL with only the updated SPDs
Added a list of all SPDs and items in one sheet:

6. HHC GCL update: Summary Statistics
Number of products on GCL
Heading
2011 GCL
2015 GCL
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
189
185
Alcohol beverages, tobacco and narcotics 16 15
Clothing and footwear 53 54
Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels 19 18
Furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house* 75 66
Health 64 79
Transport 65 59
Communication 13 17
Recreation and culture 69
Education* -
Restaurants and hotels 28 22
Miscellaneous goods and services 30 31
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION TOTAL*
621
605
*Excluding special survey items

7. HHC GCL updates (1) Quantities and Units: Added clarification
What quantities and units to PRICE
Which quantities and units to NORMALIZE
In order to avoid confusion and errors in reporting
Note: Some reference quantities and units are different from ICP 2011

8. HHC GCL updates (2)
Fast Evolving Technology Items: Pending to be finalized
Telephone and telefax equipment
Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment
Regional input required
BHs with updated items:
Water supply
Other fuels
Garments
Shoes and other footwear
Therapeutical appliances and equipment
Telephone and telefax services

9. 2. Special Survey Forms

10. Special Survey Forms: Update
Key Concepts in Survey Form Update
Retaining the methodology and basics from the 2011 forms
Harmonizing functionalities and design for easier usage
Simplifying the tasks and reporting to reduce the burden

11. Special Survey Forms: General (1)
All forms have the same basic structure
Entries allowed only to “data entry cells”
Printable

12. Special Survey Forms: General (2)

13. Special Survey Forms: General (3)

14. Special Survey Forms: General (4)
DATA ENTRY

15. Special Survey Forms: General (5)
SPD
DATA ENTRY

16. Special Survey Forms: General (6)
All items listed
Linked to country data
Linked to SPD form

17. Housing Volume: Recap
Simplified questionnaire based on the 2nd RCA discussions
Volume data asked by type and location
All data requested in units, not in 000s or percentages

18. Housing Rentals: Recap
Reduced number of items
4 single family house items
3 attached/row house items
2 studio apartment items
2 one bedroom apartment items
2 two bedroom apartment items
In total 13 global rental items (reduced from 64 in ICP 2011)
All dwellings to be priced should include
Electricity line; inside water (cold and hot); private toilet with water; private kitchen
All reported rents should exclude
Furniture; materials and services for maintenance; energy supply (such as water, electricity, gas and other fuels); subsidies from government or employers

19. Housing Rentals (2) For all items data to be reported: Annual rent
Dwelling size in m2
Annual rent per m2

20. Private Education: Recap
Finalization of Item List
7 items (No change from 2011)
Tertiary Education: Specified as Economics Degree
Primary to Upper Secondary: Level of education defined with ISCED level (and have ranges for entrance age to allow different schooling systems)

21. Private Education (2) Simplification of requirements
“General Education Indicators” (Number of schools and students) are not requirement.
The form can be provided separately if any regions want to use it for validation purposes

22. Government Compensation: Recap
Finalization of Item List
33 occupations (4 occupations removed)
Occupation name for “Secretary” items were refined to avoid confusion:
Office administrative assistant (not medical)
Medical office administrative assistant
No experience level

23. Government Compensation (2)
Simplification of Requirements
“Aggregate indicators” (Pay & Employment Structure) and “Computed indicators” are not requirement (the form can be provided separately if any regions want to use it for validation purposes)
Number of hours/days/weeks worked were taken out
All the fields to be out? If not, which fields should be kept?
Work hours/days/weeks
Example
Number of regular (official) work hours per week
36 hours
Number of actual hours worked per week
24 hours
Number of days of annual leave per year
5 days
Number of work-days per week
20 days / year
Number of public holidays per year
100 days / year

24. Machinery and Equipment: Recap
Current list consist of 150 Machinery and Equipment items
“Deleted items” are removed
“Proposed to be deleted” items kept for the time being
Item sheets highlighted in orange
Each item presented in separate sheets

25. Machinery and Equipment (1)
Observed brand and model
Observed technical details
Observed price and other details (note: no calculation of total unit price)
Comments and date

26. Construction and Civil Engineering: Recap
In principal no changes to the ICP 2011 data requirements
material items (purely material + equipment inputs)
5 + 5 equipment hire items (with and without operator)
7 labor items
“Relevance” information
Resource mixes, contractors’ mark-ups and profession fees
However, no information required for construction projects
Units and quantities
All prices to be reported for the requested quantities and units (not for alternative units)

27. Construction and Civil Engineering (1)
SPDs and data entry for material items is divided into 6 sheets (“equipment type” material items have individual sheets)
Brand and model information requested

28. Construction and Civil Engineering (2)
Indicative (“example”) details provided for equipment hire items
All items exclude operating fuel
Brand and model information requested

29. Construction and Civil Engineering (3)
ISCO code, name, and definitions added for labor items
Price/rate for one hour

30. 3. Way Forward

31. Household Consumption Global Core List
Providing inputs on FETPs
Finalization of GCL list
Reporting regional inclusion of GCL items
Timing of actual surveys

32. Special Survey Forms Providing inputs on gross fixed capital formation
Finalization of Special Survey Forms
Timing of actual surveys

33. Comments or Questions?