Outputs
The expected outputs of the International Comparison Program (ICP) for Asia and
the Pacific include:
- Harmonization of ICP with consumer price index (CPI)
- Collection of additional data through specific surveys
- Computation of purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted GDP and related indicators
for selected Asian and Pacific countries
- Use of ICP data for poverty analysis
- Identification of a comparable and representative list of items across the
countries
- Advisory services to national statistical offices
- Regional workshops and training
- Manuals and handbooks to institutionalize ICP methodologies
- Improved capacity for the collection and use of price and expenditure data
within participating countries
Data
PPP data are available from the World
Bank ICP website. These include:
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