Joint OECD/Eurostat Task Force
for the revision of the SPPI Guide
27th meeting of the Voorburg
Group on Service Statistics
GUS, Warsaw, 3 October 2012
Anne-Sophie Fraisse (OECD) &
Thomas Jaegers (Eurostat)
Overview
1. The joint OECD / Eurostat Task Force for
the revision of the SPPI Guide
2. Revision of the methodological chapters
3. Guidelines on compilation of SPPIs for
specific service industries: revision &
enlargement of the scope
4. Work-plan & timeline
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The joint OECD / Eurostat Task Force
for the revision of the SPPI Guide
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Task Force Members
14 OECD / EU countries
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Austria
France
Germany
Hungary
Netherlands
Poland
United-Kingdom
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Australia
Canada
Israel
Japan
Korea
Mexico
United-States
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Objectives
• Take into account new developments in service
industries (e.g. new contracts forms, new pricing
mechanisms)
• Share experiences with SPPI
• Review methodological chapters (e.g pricing
methods, practical aspects of development
process)
• Alignment of chapters to ISIC rev. 4 / NACE rev. 2
• Enlarge the scope of industries
• Work in synergy with the Voorburg Group
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Ongoing work
1. Methodological chapters
 Chapter 1 - General aspects of SPPI
compilation
 Chapter 2 – Pricing methods
 Chapter 3 – Practical aspects of the
development process
2. Guidelines on compilation of SPPIs for
specific service industries
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Revision of the methodological
chapters
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Chapter 1- General aspects of
SPPI compilation
1. Enlargement of the scope
 Sub-division of an SPPI by destination of
output is strongly encouraged when relevant
2. Treatment of outsourcing
 As for sub-contracts, outsourcing services
should be treated in an index in the same way
as any other services
3. Introduction of 2008 SNA
Chapter 2 - Pricing methods
• Development of a new category:
 Margin pricing (Wholesale & retail trade,
FISIM)
• Modification of description of existing
pricing methods
Use of CPI as proxies
Data type in the survey (Voorburg Group input)
ENLARGEMENT OF THE CLASSIFICATION
Classification of pricing methods
Margin pricing
Acquisition
& selling
prices
Real
transact
ion price
Real
transacti
on price
List price
Margin
pricing
Price
indirectly
observed
Margin price
Time-spent
mechanism
Explicit output charged mechanism
Direct
use of
prices
Contract
pricing
Price
observed
Revenue % fee &
s&
related
amount
value
sold
Unit
value
%
fee
Sub-components:
Real transaction
price, List price,
Revenues &
amount sold,
Input data
Component
pricing
Price estimated
using related
observed
prices
Price of final service output
Expert
estimate
Real
transaction
price
List price
Unit value
Model
pricing
Time
based
Price
virtual
Price
observed or
estimated
Time based
price
3 classes of pricing methods (1/2)
Based on the link between pricing mechanisms
and results of pricing methods
1. Pricing methods result in price of final service
output and refer to explicit output charged
mechanisms as pricing mechanisms
 Includes 6 pricing methods
 Add use of CPI data as a special case of Direct use of
prices of repeated services
2. Pricing methods result to time based price and
refer to time spent mechanism as pricing
mechanism
3 classes of pricing methods (2/2)
3. Pricing method results to margin price and
refer to margin pricing as pricing mechanism
 Margin price implicitly charged by wholesalers
& retailers
 Margin price implicitly charged by financial
intermediaries
Guidelines on compilation of SPPIs
for specific service industries: revision
& enlargement of the scope
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Revision of the existing guidelines (1/2)
19 service industries were covered by the 1st edition of
the SPPI Guide
 4 service industry sections have been revised
extensively:
 Sea and coastal water transport
 Air transport*
 Telecommunication
 Computer programming, consultancy and related
activities
* Available for comment
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Revision of the existing guidelines (2/2)
15 Service industry sections have been enhanced
with the material from the Voorburg Group:
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Freight transport by road (AUT)*
Warehousing and storage (AUS)*
Cargo handling (AUS)*
Post and courier activities (FRA,
HUN)*
 Real estate activities with own or
leased property (UK)*
 Legal activities (UK)*
 Accounting, bookkeeping and
auditing activities; tax consultancy
(CAN)*
 Activities of head offices;
management consultancy activities
(FRA)*
* Available for comment
 Architectural and engineering
activities and related technical
consultancy (NLD)*
 Technical testing and analysis
(HUN)*
 Advertising (GER)*
 Market research and public
opinion polling (UK)*
 Employment activities (GER)*
 Security and investigation
activities (ISR)
 Cleaning activities (NLD)*
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Enlargement of the scope
• 9 new service industry sections have been included
in the new version of the SPPI Guide:
 Waste management (FRA)*
 Wholesale and retail trade (CAN)*
 Food and Accommodation
 Publishing of books & periodicals (FRA)*
 Software publishing (US)*
 Financial activities (US)*
 Insurance activities (US)*
 Health service industries (US)*
 Research and Development (ISR)
* Available for comment
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Work plan and timeline
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Work plan and timeline
 Completion by TF members of the revised and
new guidelines on specific service industries:
Winter 2012
Voorburg Group members are invited to express their
willingness to provide comments on methodological
chapters and guidelines on SPPI compilation
Final draft: Beginning of 2013
Publication: Summer 2013
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Thank you for your
attention
For further information, contact AnneSophie Fraisse (OECD) and Thomas
Jaegers (Eurostat)
[email protected]
[email protected]