## Producer, Export, and Import Price Statistics - Advanced

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**Canonical URL:** [Producer, Export, and Import Price Statistics - Advanced](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2026/pei-ahq26-02)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: HQ 26.02
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Dates: March 9-20, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Course description and methodological scope
- The course, presented by the Statistics Department, deepens understanding of concepts and methods for compiling PPIs and XMPIs.
- Coverage includes the steps of index compilation:
  - Establishing index weights.
  - Sampling establishments.
  - Selecting and specifying transactions to be priced.
  - Calculating indexes.
  - Disseminating results.
- The role of price indexes as deflators in the 2008 SNA is analyzed, along with principles of scope, coverage, and valuation.
- Emphasis on expanding coverage of the services sectors, including pricing methods for:
  - Information and communication technology.
  - Transportation.
  - Distributive trade.
  - Tourism services.
- Technical topics covered:
  - Calculating elementary aggregate indexes with and without item weights.
  - Methods for handling temporarily and permanently missing items.
  - Chaining and linking indexes with updated weighting structures.
  - Compiling export-import indexes using the hybrid methodology.
  - Expanding coverage of the services sectors.
- The course follows the principles and recommended practices in the PPI (2004) and XMPI (2009) manuals.

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
- Apply specific principles to develop and update index weights.
- Calculate price indexes based on collected prices and weights.
- Apply methods for dealing with index compilation challenges such as unavailable items, quality change, and item substitution.
- Define and identify the pricing methods to be used for services activities.
- Identify suitable data sources to support the compilation of reliable XMPIs.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2026/pei-ahq26-02_