[03.03] splitting item specifications
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Splitting Item Specifications
[03.03]
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?