This second edition of the SPPI Guide develops further the conceptual framework and adds detailed descriptions of PPI measurement for a wide range of individual service industries.

The International Producer Price Index Manual, Theory and Practice (PPI Manual) published by the IMF in 2004 consituted a landmark for international standards on price measurement and contains detailed, comprehensive information for the compilation of producer price indices as well as an extensive coverage of the conceptual and theoretical issues. This second edition of the Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services (SPPI Guide) is a complement to the PPI Manual in two ways: it focuses on service-specific aspects in the PPI compilation by developing further the conceptual framework and it adds detailed descriptions of PPI measurement for a wide range of individual service industries. This second edition of the SPPI Guide has been jointly produced by the OECD, Eurostat, the members of a task Force with deleguates from 14 OECD/EU members countries (Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States)and in synergy with the Voorburg Group. Several countries contributed to the Guide by providing descriptions of service PPIs for individual industries, other countries were represented by national experts in at least one meeting of the Task Force.

Complements the International Producer Price Index Manual (PPI Manual) published by the IMF in 2004, by adding detailed descriptions of PPI measurement in a series of specific service industries.

The second edition of the SPPI Guide has been jointly produced by the OECD, Eurostat and a joint Eurostat-OECD Task Force set up to oversee the revision and updating of the 2005 edition of the SPPI Guide. The joint Eurostat-OECD Task Force was established in 2011 and met three times: on 14-15 April 2011 (Paris, OECD), 26-27 September 2011 (Newport, U.K., Office for National Statistics) and 26-27 April 2012 (Paris, OECD). The Task Force was chaired by Nadim Ahmad (OECD) and Paul Schreyer (OECD). Delegates from Austria, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Mexico, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States participated in the Task Force. Several among them contributed to the Guide by providing detailed descriptions of their methodologies for compiling service PPIs; the others were represented by national experts in meetings of the Task Force.^André Loranger (Statistics Canada) officially represented the Voorburg Group on Services Statistics in the Task Force. The first three methodological chapters in the Guide were written by the OECD and Eurostat Secretariats, under the guidance of the Task Force. Anne-Sophie Fraisse (OECD) is the principal author, with support from Thomas Jaegers (Eurostat). Niall O'Hanlon (CSO Ireland) contributed significantly. Chapters 4 to 13 of the Guide, which mainly report country practices, were drafted under the responsibility of lead authors, again under the guidance of the Task Force: Dorothee Blang (Destatis), Paul Boling (Australian Bureau of Statistics), Johanna von Borstel (Destatis), Catherine Draper, (Statistics Canada), Anne-Sophie Fraisse (OECD), David Friedman (U.S.^Bureau of Labor Statistics), Denis Gac (INSEE), Alain Gallais (INSEE), Ildikó Hamvainé Holocsy (Statistics Hungary), Christopher Jenkins (Office for National Statistics United Kingdom), Hina Kikegawa (Bank of Japan), Michael Morgan (Australian Bureau of Statistics), Bonnie Murphy (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), Aspasia Papa (Office for National Statistics United Kingdom), Christian Puchter (Statistics Austria), Maria Schuch (Statistics Austria), Marcel Spanjaard (Statistics Netherlands), and Ruth Vizner (Central Bureau of Statistics Israel). Niall O'Hanlon (CSO Ireland) acted as the editor of the SPPI Guide with contributions from Anne-Sophie Fraisse (OECD). Eurostat and the OECD would like to thank all those who contributed by providing comments and suggestions to the improvement of this Guide.

The publication presents a comprehensive overview of recent and longer term trends in productivity levels and growth in OECD and some G20 countries. The statistics include measures of labour, capital and multifactor productivity, as well as indicators of international competitiveness.

The second edition of the SPPI Guide has been jointly produced by the OECD, Eurostat and a joint Eurostat-OECD Task Force set up to oversee the revision and updating of the 2005 edition of the SPPI Guide. The joint Eurostat-OECD Task Force was established in 2011 and met three times: on 14-15 April 2011 (Paris, OECD), 26-27 September 2011 (Newport, U.K., Office for National Statistics) and 26-27 April 2012 (Paris, OECD). The Task Force was chaired by Nadim Ahmad (OECD) and Paul Schreyer (OECD). Delegates from Austria, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Mexico, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States participated in the Task Force. Several among them contributed to the Guide by providing detailed descriptions of their methodologies for compiling service PPIs; the others were represented by national experts in meetings of the Task Force.^André Loranger (Statistics Canada) officially represented the Voorburg Group on Services Statistics in the Task Force. The first three methodological chapters in the Guide were written by the OECD and Eurostat Secretariats, under the guidance of the Task Force. Anne-Sophie Fraisse (OECD) is the principal author, with support from Thomas Jaegers (Eurostat). Niall O'Hanlon (CSO Ireland) contributed significantly. Chapters 4 to 13 of the Guide, which mainly report country practices, were drafted under the responsibility of lead authors, again under the guidance of the Task Force: Dorothee Blang (Destatis), Paul Boling (Australian Bureau of Statistics), Johanna von Borstel (Destatis), Catherine Draper, (Statistics Canada), Anne-Sophie Fraisse (OECD), David Friedman (U.S.^Bureau of Labor Statistics), Denis Gac (INSEE), Alain Gallais (INSEE), Ildikó Hamvainé Holocsy (Statistics Hungary), Christopher Jenkins (Office for National Statistics United Kingdom), Hina Kikegawa (Bank of Japan), Michael Morgan (Australian Bureau of Statistics), Bonnie Murphy (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), Aspasia Papa (Office for National Statistics United Kingdom), Christian Puchter (Statistics Austria), Maria Schuch (Statistics Austria), Marcel Spanjaard (Statistics Netherlands), and Ruth Vizner (Central Bureau of Statistics Israel). Niall O'Hanlon (CSO Ireland) acted as the editor of the SPPI Guide with contributions from Anne-Sophie Fraisse (OECD). Eurostat and the OECD would like to thank all those who contributed by providing comments and suggestions to the improvement of this Guide.

The tourism sector has been deeply affected particularly in economic terms by the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis has led to new practices and radical changes. Scientists emphasize that mankind will face pandemics more frequently in the forthcoming years. Thus, it is important to understand the negative impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had on the tourism sector as well as the measures that were and are being put in place to protect the industry during future outbreaks. The Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry is a comprehensive reference source that reflects upon the evaluations of the experienced and ongoing pandemic crisis in the context of the tourism sector. The positive and negative effects experienced by tourism employees and tourists are examined, and post-pandemic processes and business practices are evaluated. Covering topics including consumer rights in tourism, dynamic changes in the tourism industry, and employment in tourism, this book is suitable for travel agencies, restaurateurs, hotel managers, brand managers, marketers, advertisers, managers, executives, hospitality personnel, policymakers, government officials, tourism practitioners, students, academicians, and researchers seeking the latest sustainable policies and practices that are being utilized to increase the productivity of the tourism sector and will allow it to thrive in the years to come.

Manufacturing-led development has provided the traditional model for creating jobs and prosperity. But in the past three decades the conventional pattern of structural transformation has changed, with the services sector growing faster than the manufacturing sector. This raises critical questions about the ability of developing economies to close productivity gaps with advanced economies and to create good jobs for more people. At Your Service? The Promise of Services-Led Development (www.worldbank.org/services-led-development) assesses the scope of a services-driven development model and policy directions that can maximize the model’s potential.

The OECD Compilation Manual for Index of Services Production contains guidelines and methodologies to measure short-term production activities of the services sector by national agencies and international organisations.

The consumer price index (CPI) measures the rate at which prices of consumer goods and services change over time. It is used as a key indicator of economic performance, as well as in the setting of monetary and socio-economic policy such as indexation of wages and social security benefits, purchasing power parities and inflation measures. This manual contains methodological guidelines for statistical offices and other agencies responsible for constructing and calculating CPIs, and also examines underlying economic and statistical concepts involved. Topics covered include: expenditure weights, sampling, price collection, quality adjustment, sampling, price indices calculations, errors and bias, organisation and management, dissemination, index number theory, durables and user costs.