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European Comparison Programme 1996
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International comparison of gross domestic product in Europe:
     Highlights of the ECP 1996
The concept of purchasing power parities (PPP)
Real values, volume indices and price level indices
Organisation of the comparison
Classification
Product selection
Price surveys
Specific headings (housing rents; non-market services)
Calculation of PPPs (parities for basic headings; aggregation; choice of numéraire country and currency)
Combining results for three groups of countries
Notes on the interpretation of comparison results
ANNEX A: List of references
ANNEX B: Summary and detailed tables
ANNEX C: Trends in relative GDP per capita
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