1. No Document
Agenda 9 Extra-EU work
Working Group on Articles A64 and A65 of the Staff Regulations
Meeting in Luxembourg March 2017

2. Content of this presentation
Place to Place (P2P) survey:
UN:22
OECD ISRP:12
ECP:5
Consumer Price Index :
UN HICP (ECP)
NSI / CB IMF
2016 results P2P survey in Taiwan
From BH57 to BH80, results. (New)
DS with smoothing factor (New)
DS with estimated CPI (New)

3. UN P2P processed in 2016 (1 to 11/22)
Table summarising the data for 11/22 UN P2P processed in 2016 (First part)
Duty Stations
Myanmar
Cuba
Belarus
Bostwana
Chad
Chile
Comoros
Congo
Eritrea
Lesotho
Mauritania
CC before P2P
59.1
98.5
42.5
50.5
115.8
51.9
63.0
125.0
151.9
39.1
66.6
CC after P2P
67.6
81.8
73.6
67.2
97.4
83.5
81.0
107.0
125.2
55.6
76.5
Last survey
Mar-12
Apr-12
May-09
Nov-94
Feb-09
Mar-99
Jun-14
Nov-00
Feb-01
Current survey
May-15
Apr-15
Sep-15
Mar-15
Jun-15
Oct-15
Aug-15
New delegation ? No
Nber BH covered
41 / 57
47 / 57
40 / 57
46 / 57
53 / 57
42 / 57
43 / 57
38 / 57
Nber BH estimated
16 / 57
10 / 57
17 / 57
11 / 57
4 / 57
15 / 57
14 / 57
19 / 57
Nber DomServ / 12
10 / 12
8 / 12
5 / 12
6 / 12
7 / 12
9 / 12
Result
Accepted

4. UN P2P processed in 2016 (12 to 22 / 22)
Table summarising the data for 12/22 UN P2P processed in 2016 (Second part)
Duty Stations
Ukraine
Tunisia
Uzbekistan
Uganda
Kyrgystan
Kazakhstan
Haiti
Guinea Bissau
Fiji
C-Afric-Rep
Cameroun
CC before P2P
51.9
69.9
91.7
71.0
65.0
56.1
88.7
93.6
68.5
106.4
97.0
CC after P2P
71.1
81.3
92.2
72.2
69.2
55.6
85.9
83.8
78.3
108.9
85.2
Last survey
May-09
Jan-99
Sep-12
Feb-98
Nov-09
Feb-09
Aug-09
Apr-12
Jan-09
Current survey
Oct-15
Nov-15
Sep-15
Jan-15
Mar-15
Apr-15
May-15
New delegation ? No
Nber BH covered
48 / 57
47 / 57
44 / 57
50 / 57
40 / 57
41 / 57
39 / 57
Nber BH estimated
9 / 57
10 / 57
13 / 57
7 / 57
17 / 57
16 / 57
18 / 57
Nber DomServ / 12
5 / 12
7 / 12
8 / 12
10 / 12
6 / 12
9 / 12
Result
Accepted

5. Summary UN P2P processed in 2016
Duty Stations
In average
CC before P2P
4>100, 18<100
CC after P2P
3>100, 19<100
Last survey
May-07
Current survey
May-15
New delegation ? No
Nber BH covered
45 / 57
79%
Nber BH estimated
12/ 57
21%
Nber Dom Serv / 12
8 / 12
67%

6. 12 duty stations ESTAT (ECP)/OECD ISRP
Iceland
Reykjavík
Norway
Oslo
Switzerland
Geneve
Bern
Turkey
Ankara
Canada
Ottawa
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Washington
Japan
Tokyo
South Korea
Seoul
Australia
Canberra
New Zealand
Wellington
CC with OECD ISRP PPP
Inflation with UN CPI
Inflation with HICP ECP
ECP Coordinated by Eurostat

7. 12 duty station PPP OECD ISRP
Data as PPP OECD ISRP July 2016: IS NO
CH* TR CA MX US JP KR AU NZ
PPP
187.5
12.14
1.408
2.497
1.439
11.48
1.055
130.5
1217
1.570
1.663
X-rates CC
135.7
129.7
77.6
99.9
55.4
95.1
114.6
94.8
105.3
106.8
January 2016 ISRP data updated at July 2016
New
185.6
12.00
1.403
2.485
1.430
11.75
1.049
130.9
1218
1.583
1.625
134.3
128.9
129.3
77.3
99.3
56.7
94.6
115.0
94.9
106.2
104.4
% difference between ISRP results and RP final results
-1.0%
-1.2%
-0.4%
-0.5%
-0.6%
2.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.8%
-2.3%
-0.3%
2.4%
0.4%
0.9%
*Switzerland (Geneva + Bern)
ISRP
Estat

8. How many CCs were updated using UN P2P or ISRP PPPs
22 DS covered by new UN P2Ps
12 DS covered by PPP from ECP/OECD
Total:
34 DS, representing 23% of all the Extra-EU DS, have had their CC updated and corrected.

9. Consumer Price Index (CPI) sources
UN CPI 85
NSI / BC 40
When UN CPI trends are missing or incomplete
IMF database 5
Comoros, Cuba, Eritrea, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
ECP
Iceland, Norway, Switzerland (Bern, Geneva), Turkey
No results 9
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen
Total
144

10. Currencies used (119) in Extra-EU
CFA (Communauté Financière d'Afrique) 13
Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, C African Rep, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Guinea Bis, Ivory C, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo,
USD (United States Dollar) 10
Cuba, Dem Rep Congo, Ecuador, El salvador, Liberia, Panama, Timor Leste, USA(*2), Zimbabwe
CMA (Common Monetary Area) 4
Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland
Euro 2
Kosovo, Montenegro
Local
115
Total
144

11. Taiwan survey results Taiwan is one of the Duty Stations that:
Is not covered by UN or ISRP
Was not surveyed since 2009
A P2P was organised through a call for tender. The winner was EIU
The P2P was run in April New PPPs were entered in July 2016.

12. Taiwan, evolution PPP and CC, between old updated and new survey (at 04/2016)
12 Groups
Old Cycle up dated with CPI
New Cycle, survey results
% Diff New/Old
PPP
X-rates CC
PPP - CC
1-Food and non-alcoholic beverages
48.41
132.8
28.60
78.5
-41%
0.00%
2-Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
44.71
122.7
26.87
73.7
-40%
3-Clothing and footwear
37.42
102.7
53.27
146.1
42%
4-Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels
13.35
36.6
19.11
52.4
43%
5-Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house
44.82
123.0
39.47
108.3
-12%
6-Health
25.87
71.0
29.62
81.3
14%
7-Transport
25.78
70.7
27.25
74.8 6%
8-Communications
18.09
49.6
32.86
90.1
82%
9-Recreation and culture
30.57
83.9
33.45
91.8 9%
10-Education
26.48
72.6
36.451
100.0
38%
11-Hotels, cafes and restaurants
32.74
89.8
24.39
66.9
-25%
12-Miscellaneous goods and services
25.42
69.8
23.467
64.4
-8%
All items
31.68
87.1
29.78
81.7
-6%

13. Summary result P2P run in Taiwan
CC applicable before P2P
87.1
CC applicable after P2P
81.7
% change PPPs New / Old up dated survey
-5.99%
% change X-rates New / Old up dated survey
0.00%
% change CCs New / Old up dated survey
Last survey date
Nov-09
Current survey date
Apr-16
New delegation ? No
Nber BH cover 100% / 57
52 / 57
Number BH estimated
5 / 57
% weight estimated overall the 57 BHs
7.83%
Nber Items collected /330
241 / 330
Nber Items not selected 89
% Items covered
73.0%
Nber Dom Serv cover / 12
4 / 12
P2P accepted / rejected
Accepted

14. From 57BH to 80BH (ISRP/ECP DS)
Availability of data (PPPs), 80BHs, for 12 DS covered by ISRP-ECP
Australia (Canberra), Canada (Ottawa), Japan (Tokyo), Korea (Seoul), Mexico (Mexico City), New-Zealand (Wellington), USA (Washington DC)
Iceland (Reykjavík), Norway (Oslo), Switzerland (Geneva / Bern), Turkey (Ankara),
For each case:
same starting point (At 57BH, 80BH), PPPs at January 2016
Same JBLI (at 57BH, 80BH), same HICP(at 57BH, 80BH)
Presentation result in graphs.
Decision taken 2016 WG Art 64/65 in order to harmonize and make consistent data between Extra-Intra/EU & UN

15. Results

16. Results

17. Results Although the components are more detailed at 80BH
For each DS the trends are similar
There is little impact and difference

18. Summary results BH80 instead BH57
% difference PPP (or CC) between BH80 / BH57
Duty Station
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
Jun-16
Jul-16
Aug-16
Sep-16
Oct-16
Nov-16
Dec-16
Jan-17
Ankara, Turkey
0.0
0.3
-0.5
-0.4
-0.2
0.2
-0.3
-0.1
Geneva / Bern , Switzerland
0.1
Bern, Switzerland
Wellington, N.Z.
Ottawa ON, Canada
Seoul, Korea
Tokyo, Japan
0.5
Washington DC, U.S.A.
0.4
Canberra, Australia
Mexico City, Mexico
0.7
0.6
Oslo, Norway
0.9
1.0
Islande, Reykjavík
0.8
Over 1 year coverage the % diff max is 0.7%.

19. Next step 2017:
Calculation based on 80BH will progressively be introduced for all the Extra-EU DS:
For the 12 DS covered by ISRP and ECP
For the remaining DS as P2P surveys will be received from the UN

20. Smoothing impact of a new survey results:
Apply to PPP only

21. DS with Smoothing Factor
Duty Station
Town
Nber Month
Smoothing Factor
Cameroon
Yaounde 6
97.9
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
98.2
Kyrgyzstan
Bichkek
101.1
Mexico
Mexico City
101.3
Fiji
Suva
102.3
Myanmar
Yangon
Cuba
Havana 12
98.4
Eritrea
Asmara
Chad
Ndjamena
98.5
Congo
Brazzaville
98.8
Mauritania
Nouakchott
Tunisia
Tunis
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa 18
98.3
Comoros
Moroni
101.4
Botswana
Gaberone
101.6
Lesotho
Maseru
102.0
Ukraine
Kiev 24
Chile
Santiago
Belarus
Minsk
19 DS
From 6 to 24 months
SF max 102.3
SF min 97.9

22. DS with estimated CPI (> 6 months)
Duty Station
Town
Nber estimated months
Pakistan
Islamabad 7
Trinidad-et-Tobago
Port of Spain
Maurice
Port-Louis
Cambodge
Phnom Penh
Bosnie-et-Herzégovine
Sarajevo
Banja Luka
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Port Moresby 8
Malawi
Lilongwe
Madagascar
Antananarivo
Jamaïque
Kingston
Îles Salomon
Honiara
Nouvelle-Zélande
Wellington
Barbade
Bridgetown 11
Congo
Brazzaville 12
Gabon
Libreville
15 DS
From 7 to max 12 months

23. Thank you for your attention and questions !