Splitting Item Specifications

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7TH Regional Coordinators Meeting

September 17-18, 2012

Washington, DC

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1101112 Other cereals, flour and other products

1101143 Cheese

1101183 Confectionery, chocolate and other cocoa preparations

1101211 Coffee, tea, and cocoa

1106111 Pharmaceutical products

1107111 Motor cars

1107121 Motor cycles

1109141 Recording media

Other recreational items and equipment 1109311

Recreational and sporting services 1109411

Other personal effects 1112321

Asia

Africa

CIS

LAC

WA

ICP Region

Total

Caribbean

Pacific Isl.

Singleton

OECD-Eurostat

Splitting item specifications – Basic Headings

Audio-visual, photo. and info. processing equipment 1109111

Veterinary and other services for pets 1109351

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BH Codes Basic Heading Names

1 2

1 2

1 2

10 24

4 8

1 4

1 2

1 4

1 2

1 2

1 3

1 2

3 3

110111204

110114306

110118305

110121106

110611101

110711110

110712101

110914102

Oats, Quaker, instant

Beancurd/Tofu

Vanilla Ice cream, Nestle tub

Tea, green

Paracetamol, International

Tennis Racket, Advanced

Motor car, petrol… Ford

Motorcycle

Blank Compact Disc, CD-R

Gym and aerobic cost Gym Cost Aerobic Cost

Quaker Other

Beancurd Tofu

Nestle tub Other

Lipton Other

GlaxoSmithKline Others

Four Brands Other

Ford Fiesta Other

Honda Yamaha Zuzuki

Maxwell Other

110931102

110941102

Trolley Suitcase, Hard Two-wheel Four-wheel 111232101

Asia

Africa

CIS

LAC

WA

ICP Region

Total

Caribbean

Pacific Isl.

Singleton

OECD-Eurostat

ICP Global Core List Items Split – Household Consumption

Splitting item specifications – Items sample

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Questions for discussion

1. Did any other regions have to split some of their items?

2. How many products and which ones were concerned?

3. How was the splitting implemented?

4. What challenges did they face?

5. How did they resolve issues related to splitting at the regional level?

6. Do regions plan to split ICP Specific Surveys items?

7. What splitting strategy will they adopt?

Splitting item specifications

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Questions for discussion

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Splitting item specifications

8. How many items were split before the survey?

9. Was the splitting confirmed after the survey?

10. Were some items split after the survey?

11. What to do when prices are not significantly different?

12. How to decide which of the sub-items should stay global?

13. How to treat other sub-items?

14. What next?

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