Compiling a Services Producer Price Index using IMF developed Price Index Processor Software Niall O’Hanlon, CSO Ireland.
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Compiling a Services Producer Price Index using IMF developed
Price Index Processor Software
Niall O’Hanlon, CSO Ireland
Content
• Current SPPI compilation in Ireland• Outline of PIPS software primarily using
screenshots• Initial CSO experience of PIPS• Future developments
Work in Progress!
Interim Processing using Excel
PIPS software
• http://www.unece.org/stats/downloads/SW_CPI_PPI/pips.html
• Software, source code, manual and discussion forum.
• Software is Visual Basic running on Microsoft Windows. Database stored on Microsoft Access, SQL or SQL Express.
Main Menu Screen
Data Check: Used before index compilation to check for errorsData Check: Used before index compilation to check for errors
Review Data: Before Index CompilationReview Data: Before Index Compilation
Compile: Allows Index CompilationCompile: Allows Index Compilation
TS Report: Allows for Times Series Reports to be compiledTS Report: Allows for Times Series Reports to be compiled
System Config: Allows users to set up database properties.System Config: Allows users to set up database properties.
Add New: Allow users to enter new establishmentsAdd New: Allow users to enter new establishments
Edit: Allows users to edit establishment details/products details and enter price information
Edit: Allows users to edit establishment details/products details and enter price information
System Configuration Screen
Establishment Screen
This allows you to enter company products
This allows you to enter company products
This allows you to enter multiple establishments at one time through Excel upload
This allows you to enter multiple establishments at one time through Excel upload
Establishment Batch Upload Screen
Entering Weight/Product/Transactions
Transaction List created by user to represent the items company are pricing.
Transaction List created by user to represent the items company are pricing.
Company Weight entered here – turnover of company
Company Weight entered here – turnover of company
Transaction weightTransaction weight
Click to enter prices of transactions
Click to enter prices of transactions
Click to add new product groupClick to add new product group
Price Input Screen: Option 1
You can select the period to enter price for by selecting Set Compilation Date on this screen
You can select the period to enter price for by selecting Set Compilation Date on this screen
Click on Pink Button to enter prices via Option 2Click on Pink Button to enter prices via Option 2
Price Input Screen: Option 2
You can set this to reflect your threshold system for validation
You can set this to reflect your threshold system for validation
Allows you to add new month to insert priceAllows you to add new month to insert price
Price Preview Screen
Detection of Outliers
Compilation of Indices
Time Series Report
CSO Experience
• We are still testing! Hope to move to parallel running over the next few months.
• If everything goes to plan we would like to use PIPS exclusively from the 2010 rebase.
• This would involve some changes to our methodology.
• Some issues such as monthly periodicity• User friendly, flexible and stable
Some suggestions for future development
Further refinement and support by the community of users
• Quarterly periodicity option• General support• Enhancements to the Manual including an
Excel based work through of a sample index
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