Methodological aspects of construction price indices - Products Manuals and Guidelines

This publication contains the detailed description of the methods of collection and compilation of construction price indices in various European countries. The methodologies used by Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are described in detail. This document also includes the definitions proposed by Eurostat for the different types of construction price indices as well as the terminology used in this field. This publication was made possible thanks to the contribution of the experts of the European Union Member States and is the outcome of the seminar organized by Eurostat on 21 and 22 February 1996 in Luxembourg where all these methodological aspects were presented and discussed.