World Development Indicators 2008

Release of the final report of the International Comparison Program (ICP) and publication of new estimates of purchasing power parities (PPPs) in World Development Indicators 2008 are an important statistical milestone. The estimates offer a consistent and comprehensive set of data on the cost of li...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	World Development Indicators
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	Agricultural output Agriculture Air Air pollution Balance of payments base year benchmark CD Child malnutrition child mortality childbirth debt Deforestation Development Assistance Development Economics Development Indicators Disease prevention economic activity economic growth economic performance emissions Employment Energy efficiency exchange rate exchange rates exports extreme poverty Gambia GDP GDP per capita girls GNP government expenditures Gross domestic product Gross domestic product Per capita gross national product housing imports income income groups intermediate inputs international organizations Labor force land use live births Low income malnutrition maternal health Maternal mortality Maternal mortality ratio Mortality mortality rates mothers national income Nutrition Population dynamics population growth pregnancy price indexes Private sector producers productivity purchasing power refugees Reproductive health risk factors Social indicators Sub-Saharan Africa Tariff barriers trade blocs underweight children Unemployment Urbanization Uruguay Uzbekistan valuation value added Water pollution Weight World Health Organization
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spelling	okr-10986-118552021-04-23T14:02:58Z World Development Indicators 2008 World Bank Agricultural output Agriculture Air Air pollution Balance of payments base year benchmark CD Child malnutrition child mortality childbirth debt Deforestation Development Assistance Development Economics Development Indicators Disease prevention economic activity economic growth economic performance emissions Employment Energy efficiency exchange rate exchange rates exports extreme poverty Gambia GDP GDP per capita girls GNP government expenditures Gross domestic product Gross domestic product Per capita gross national product housing imports income income groups intermediate inputs international organizations Labor force land use live births Low income malnutrition maternal health Maternal mortality Maternal mortality ratio Mortality mortality rates mothers national income Nutrition Population dynamics population growth pregnancy price indexes Private sector producers productivity purchasing power refugees Reproductive health risk factors Social indicators Sub-Saharan Africa Tariff barriers trade blocs underweight children Unemployment Urbanization Uruguay Uzbekistan valuation value added Water pollution Weight World Health Organization Release of the final report of the International Comparison Program (ICP) and publication of new estimates of purchasing power parities (PPPs) in World Development Indicators 2008 are an important statistical milestone. The estimates offer a consistent and comprehensive set of data on the cost of living in developed and developing countries, the first since 1997, when the results of the previous ICP data collection were published in World Development Indicators. The 2005 data cover 146 countries and territories, 29 more than the last round in 1993, and many for the first time. Collecting data on thousands of products sold through a multitude of outlets, the 2005 ICP is the largest international statistical program ever undertaken. New methods were used to describe the products being priced, record the data, and analyze the results. Countries in Africa took the opportunity to review their national accounts and adopt new standards and methods. In all regions regional coordinators worked closely with national statistical offices to collect and validate the data. The result is a genuine global effort, with an extensive capacity building component. More work will follow from the ICP. First is the revision of the international ($1 a day) poverty line and estimation of the corresponding poverty rates, certain to change a view of the absolute level of poverty in the world. PPPs have many applications in economic analysis. They are used to determine the relative size of countries and their obligations to international institutions. The publication of new estimates will inspire a new wave of academic studies. And as all of this work goes on, planning for the next round of the ICP will be getting under way. 2012-10-16T19:13:56Z 2012-10-16T19:13:56Z 2008 978-0-8213-7386-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11855 en World Development Indicators; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: World Development Indicators Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research
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description	Release of the final report of the International Comparison Program (ICP) and publication of new estimates of purchasing power parities (PPPs) in World Development Indicators 2008 are an important statistical milestone. The estimates offer a consistent and comprehensive set of data on the cost of living in developed and developing countries, the first since 1997, when the results of the previous ICP data collection were published in World Development Indicators. The 2005 data cover 146 countries and territories, 29 more than the last round in 1993, and many for the first time. Collecting data on thousands of products sold through a multitude of outlets, the 2005 ICP is the largest international statistical program ever undertaken. New methods were used to describe the products being priced, record the data, and analyze the results. Countries in Africa took the opportunity to review their national accounts and adopt new standards and methods. In all regions regional coordinators worked closely with national statistical offices to collect and validate the data. The result is a genuine global effort, with an extensive capacity building component. More work will follow from the ICP. First is the revision of the international ($1 a day) poverty line and estimation of the corresponding poverty rates, certain to change a view of the absolute level of poverty in the world. PPPs have many applications in economic analysis. They are used to determine the relative size of countries and their obligations to international institutions. The publication of new estimates will inspire a new wave of academic studies. And as all of this work goes on, planning for the next round of the ICP will be getting under way.
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World Development Indicators 2008

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