1. ICP Progress Report Western Asia Region ICP Regional Coordinators Workshop May 17-21, 2004 World Bank, Washington D. C.

2. Main Issues Technical issues Training Management Time Table

3. Technical Issues Structured Product Descriptions (SPDs); Evaluation of Food and Clothing Responses; Provisional Product List: Commonalities; Translations.

4. Preparation of Regional SPDs GroupGlobalRegion% Food1719455 Non Alcoholic Beverages9778 Alcoholic Beverages11873 Tobacco6350 Narcotics22100 Clothing994949 Footwear271141 Total SPDs32517955

5. Preparation of Regional SPDs GroupGlobalRegion% Furniture and Furnishing553462 Household Textiles141286 Appliances382668 Glassware181372 Equipment353086 Goods/services352880 Total SPDs19514373

6. Preparation of Regional SPDs GroupGlobalRegion% Purchase of Vehicles7686 Operation of PTE443886 Transport Services11 100 Postal Services22100 Tel & Fax Equipment4375 Tel & Fax Services66100 Total SPDs766687

7. Preparation of Regional SPDs Recreation Culture Restaurants Creation of Regional SPDs in process. Will be dispatched to countries before 5 June.

9. Responses on Food SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Rice 1100606.0 Other Cereals 2 - 5541223.2 Bread 1 - 285573.4 Other Bakery 2 - 6671323.3 Pasta Products 1100545.4 Beef and Veal 2 - 483692.1

10. Responses on Food SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Pork 0 - 12073.5 Lamb, Mutton … 2 - 478 2.5 Poultry 1 - 285673.9 Other meats … 0 - 255413.7 Delicates & other 0 - 340382.4 Fresh Fish and seafood 1 - 2901126.2

11. Responses on Food SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Preserved fish … 1 - 548573.0 Fresh milk 1100333.0 Preserved milk 2 - 4781043.4 Cheese 3 - 4901143.2 Eggs 1100272.7 Butter 1100282.8

12. Responses on Food SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Margarine 0 - 180192.4 Other edible oils 1 - 280613.8 Fruit: fresh / child 3 - 7842904.9 Fruit: preserved, frozen,.. 2 - 3931374.9 Vegetables: fresh / child 3 - 5922705.9 Potatoes: fresh / child 1 - 255282.5

13. Responses on Food SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Vegetables: preserved,.. 2 - 5781644.2 Sugar 1 - 270342.4 Jam, marmalade, honey 2 - 377622.7 Confectionary, chocolate 1 - 483983.0 Edible ice, Ice cream 0 - 180232.9 Food products nec 5 - 10662614.0

14. Responses on Beverages SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Coffee, Tea and Cocoa 2 - 396843.7 Mineral Waters 1100212.6 Carbonated soft drinks 1100394.9 Fruit & vegetable juices 1 - 281675.2 Beer 0 - 150112.8 Wine 0 - 325122.0 Spirits 0 - 441241.8

15. Responses on Tobacco & Narcotics SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Cigarettes 1100525.2 Smoking tobacco 0 - 180273.4 Chewing tobacco 0 - 11011 Legal Narcotics 0 - 11066 Illegal Narcotics 0000

18. Responses on Clothing SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr : Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Men’s clothing 8 - 11922903.2 Women’s clothing 8 - 14883062.8 Children's - Infant’s clothing 5 - 11832142.6 Clothing material 0 - 178405.7 Other articles of clothing 3 - 8641312.8 Cleaning, repair and hire 0 - 458562.7

19. Responses on Footwear SPDs Basic Headings Used SPDsPSs Range Avr: Σ (%) Σ Per SPD Repair and hire 0 - 263271.3 Men’s footwear 1 - 275471.5 Children's and Infant’s footwear 3 - 685985.1 Women’s Footwear 1100344.3

21. Commonality: Food Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Rice 55109 Other Cereals 175149 Bread 11249 Other Bakery 2510969 Pasta Products 41277 Beef and Veal 93148

22. Commonality: Food Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Pork 213 Lamb, Mutton … 153359 Poultry 2226 Other meats … 3125 Delicatessen & other zero Fresh Fish and seafood 83169

23. Commonality: Food Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Preserved fish … 31128 Fresh milk 2356 Preserved milk 91239 Cheese 113349 Eggs 42179 Butter 21259

24. Commonality: Food Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Margarine 11137 Other edible oils 84169 Fruit: fresh / child 2021979 Fruit: preserved, frozen,.. 25114139 Vegetables: fresh / child 11101279 Potatoes: fresh / child 2136

25. Commonality: Food Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Vegetables: preserved,.. 2511179 Sugar 5348 Jam, marmalade, honey 4229 Confectionary, chocolate 1733610 Edible ice, Ice cream 6399 Food products nec 31208610

26. Commonality: Beverages Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Coffee, Tea and Cocoa 138489 Mineral Waters 12149 Carbonated soft drinks 42398 Fruit & vegetable juices 12179 Beer 334 Wine 4133 Spirits 3524

27. Commonality: Tobacco & Narcotics Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Cigarettes 24410 Smoking tobacco 7188 Chewing tobacco 1 Legal Narcotics 1 Illegal Narcotics 0

28. Commonality: Clothing Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Men’s clothing 47859 Women’s clothing 826168 Children's - Infant’s clothing 59369 Clothing material 7183 Other articles of clothing 34358 Cleaning, repair and hire 123148

29. Commonality: Footwear Number of commonalities per Basic Heading 234+ PSs/ SPD Countries reported Repair and hire 1253106 Men’s footwear 11169 Children's – Infant’s footwear 48279 Women’s Footwear 93128

30. Translations ICP Handbook: Chapters III – VII (in progress, will be ready by the first week of June); Tool-Pack: Windows Interface; SPDs Glossaries: Food & Beverages and Clothing & Footwear (word glossary); Furniture, Furnishings and Utilities (picture glossary); Transport & Communication (word and picture glossaries).

31. Training Workshops ; Tool Pack; Data Collection.

32. First Workshop on ICP December 2003, Beirut 10 countries + LAS; 18 national participants; 5 sessions,10 papers: ICP as an integrated framework; global program and work progress; detailed discussion of the ICP Handbook; detailed discussion of the ICP Handbook applications of data collection and data processing in price surveys

33. First Workshop on ICP different methods used for computing PPPs; ICP Tool Pack demonstration and overview of its uses by national, regional, and global offices; review the Status for SPDs for food, clothing and footwear; detailed demonstration of the ICP-SPD Software; Round Table discussion.

34. First Workshop on ICP Discussion of the ICP Handbook, mainlyDiscussion of the ICP Handbook, mainly: pricing concepts and work methods; Structured Product Description SPDs; sampling and selection for products and prices. Round Table discussion, stressed on: exhibition of national experiences; set communication procedures for completing the process of ICP SPD/PS exercise.

35. Second Workshop on ICP To be held in Cairo (12-16 June 2004); Participants: NCs + Price Statisticians + National Accounts Statisticians; Will be divided into four parts: 1) Finalize List of Products: F&C; 2) Discuss SPD/PSs of new expenditure groups; 3) Build capacities; 4) Provide practical training; 5) NCs meeting: Agree on future plans and procedures.

36. Second Workshop on ICP Capacity Building Sampling and survey framework for price collection; Brief overview of PPP concepts: methods of data processing; Expenditure classification & weighting system; Sources of data for obtaining detailed breakdown of expenditure.

37. Second Workshop on ICP Training ICP Tool-Pack: practical training, two days long Price Collection Module (PCM); and Price Administration Module (PAM);

38. Second Workshop on ICP Meeting of National Coordinators Discuss and decide on Country price survey samples (methodologies, sample frame, timing and frequency); Set-up procedures for: 1. Gathering data from different segments; 2. Calculating and submitting average prices; and 3. Data quality assurance; Agree on a time-plan for: 1. Finalizing the Product Lists; 2. Preparing the final plan for the price survey; and 3. Train data collectors;

39. Third Workshop on ICP To be held in first week of the month before the survey; Participants: NCs + Price Statisticians; Will focus on the survey: 1) Evaluate the sampling methods and assure its harmony; 2) Follow up on training; 3) Discuss and harmonize the national plans; 4) Set-up procedures for monitoring and following up the implementation of the survey.

40. The Tool Pack Practical Training Who is the Trainer? IT Developer? ICP Expert? Or Both together? Both together recommended Who will receive the training? Potential Trainers: Regional teams? Potential Trainees: Regional and/or National teams? Both together? At the same time? Not recommended Other Questions need to be answered: When, Where and How?

41. Tool Pack Training: WHEN? Training: Previous Schedule New Schedule Trainers: Regional Teams March-AprilMay-June Trainers: National Teams April-MayJune-July Trainees: Statisticians of National Teams Not scheduled July-August Data CollectorsAugust-September

42. Tool Pack Training: Where and How? Training: Global Office Regional Offices Countries Trainers: Regional Teams Part of the meeting To be continued Trainers: National Teams Work- shops Trainees: Statisticians of National Teams Technical Assistance Data Collectors

43. Management Ring Countries Executive Board Meeting, March 2004; Reviewing the Budget; Solutions for fund raising; Grants’ Letters of Agreement; Requesting waiver of Programme Support cost to grants received; Administrative: Understaffing; Hiring Consultancy services and recruiting temporarily staff; and Bureaucracy.

44. Time Table: List of Products Activity:TimeAccomplishment F & C Mid June Final list F, F & U Provisional list Mid July Final list T & C Provisional list Mid August Final list R & C Provisional list Mid SeptemberFinal list

45. Time Table: Training Activity:DeadlineBeneficiary Tool Pack: PCM & PAM 7 JuneRC+Team member(s) 15 JuneNCs + 2 Statisticians 31 AugustAll national Statisticians Tool Pack: PCM30 SeptemberData Collectors