Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness and time lag - final results

Provisional results from the surveys of purchasing power parities are published one year after the reference period, whereas the final results are published three years after the reference period. The difference in the dates of publication and the reference periods is due to time-consuming preparatory work, price collection and validation of data. Every third year, price level index for food is published one year after the reference year.

Punctuality

The statistics are usually published and delivered without any delay in relation to the scheduled date of publication.