TERMINOLOGY CHANGES USED IN THE PRODUCER AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRICE INDEXES PUBLICATIONS

4.1 Users of the Producer Price Indexes (PPIs) and International Trade Price Indexes (ITPIs) have found some of the terminology used confusing. As a result, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has changed some terminology to better align with international standard terminology as used in the international frameworks, such as the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA) and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) 2004 Producer Price Index Manual. Aligning with international standards will provide clarity of meaning and comparability.

4.2 From the September quarter 2012, the ABS will adopt 2008 SNA terminology when referencing indexes that align with the 2008 SNA. This will result in some changes to PPI series titles.

4.3 Terminology will be updated in related publications (such as the Producer and International Trade Price Indexes: Concepts Sources and Methods) in early 2013.

4.4 Table 4.1 below describes the current terms in use, their meanings and a preferred term supported by current international frameworks and manuals.

Term	Context	Corresponding 2008 SNA term	Outcome
Sector	In the PPI context, sector has been taken to describe groupings of enterprises under an industrial classification such as ANZSIC (Division, Sub–division, Group or Class). Sector should only refer to groupings of institutions of similar ownership and role, such as the private non–financial corporations sector.	The correct terminology to describe those enterprises grouped under an industrial classification is Industry.	Industry or industry grouping will replace sector.
Materials	In the PPI context, materials has been used to describe intermediate inputs into production.	The 2008 SNA describes materials (and supplies) as consisting of all products that an enterprise holds in inventory with the intention of using them as intermediate inputs into production.	Products (goods and services) will replace Materials.
Articles	In the PPI context, articles has been used to describe the result of a process of production.	The 2008 SNA describes Products as goods and services that result from a process of production.	Products Produced will replace Articles Produced.
Commodity	In the PPI context a commodity has been used to describe various states of product, from a raw material to a final good.	Commodities are generically described as goods.	Product will replace commodity.
Items	In the PPI context an item has used to describe the result of a process of production.	The 2008 SNA describes Products as goods and services that result from a process of production.	Product will replace item.

4.5 As a consequence of Table 4.1 above, there are changes to the titles of the PPIs and Stage of Production (SOP) indexes. Table 4.2 outlines the changes to index titles from the September quarter 2012.

Table number	Index title pre September quarter 2012	Table number	Index title post September quarter 2012
Tables of Stage of Production Producer Price Indexes
Table 1	Index numbers by stage and source	Table 1	Index numbers by stage and source
Table 2	Percentage changes by stage and source	Table 2	Percentage changes by stage and source
Table 3	Final commodities by source and destination	Table 3	Final demand by source and destination, excluding exports, index numbers
Table 4	Percentage change, final commodities by source and destination	Table 4	Final demand by source and destination, excluding exports, percentage changes
Table 5	Contribution to change in final commodities index by industry and destination	Table 5	Contribution to change in Final demand index by industry and destination
Table 6	Contribution to change in domestic final commodities index by industry and destination	Table 6	Contribution to change in domestic Final demand index by industry and destination
Table 7	Contribution to change in imported final commodities index by industry and destination	Table 7	Contribution to change in imported Final demand index by industry and destination
Table 8	Contribution to change in intermediate commodities index by industry and destination	Table 8	Contribution to change in Intermediate demand index by industry and source
Table 9	Contribution to change in preliminary commodities index by industry and destination	Table 9	Contribution to change in preliminary demand index by industry and source
Additional Tables available on the ABS Website
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES
Table 10	Articles produced by manufacturing industries, division index numbers and percentage changes	Table 12	Output of the Manufacturing industries, division, subdivision, group and class index numbers
Table 11	Articles produced by manufacturing industries, index numbers for subdivisions, groups and classes	Table 13	Input to the Manufacturing industries, division and selected industries index numbers and percentage changes
Table 12	Materials used in manufacturing industries, index numbers for division and selected materials	Table 14	Input to the Manufacturing industries, subdivision index numbers
Table 13	Materials used in manufacturing industries, division percentage changes	Table 15	Metallic input to Fabricated metal products industry, index numbers
Table 14	Materials used in manufacturing industries, index numbers for subdivisions	Table 16	Copper input to the Other electrical equipment manufacturing industry, index numbers and percentage changes
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES PRODUCE PRICE INDEXES
Table 15	Selected output of Division E – Construction, subdivision and class index numbers	Table 17	Output of the Construction industries, subdivision and class index numbers
Table 16	Materials used in house building, index numbers by state capital city	Table 18	Input to the House construction industry, all groups and six state capital cities, index numbers and percentage changes
Table 17	Material used in house building, percentage change by state capital city	Table 19	Asphalt supplied and placed, weighted average of six state capital cities, index numbers
MINING INDUSTRIES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES
Table 18	Materials used in coal mining, index numbers and percentage changes	Table 11	Input to the Coal mining industry, index numbers and percentage changes
SERVICE INDUSTRIES PRODUCER PRICE INDEX
Table 19	Selected output of Division I – Transport, postal and warehousing, group and class index numbers	Table 20	Output of the Accommodation and food services industries, group index numbers
Table 20	Selected output of Division J – Information media and telecommunications, Division O – Public administration and safety, and Division S – Other services, group and class index numbers	Table 21	Output of the Transport, postal and warehousing industries, group and class index numbers
Table 21	Selected output of Division L – Rental, hiring and real estate services, subdivision, group and class index numbers	Table 22	Output of the Information media and telecommunications industries, group and class index numbers
Table 22	Selected output of Division M – Professional, scientific and technical services, group and class index numbers	Table 23	Output of the Rental, hiring and real estate services industries, subdivision, group and class index numbers
Table 23	Selected output of Division N – Administrative and support services, group and class index numbers	Table 24	Output of the Professional, scientific and technical services industries, group and class index numbers
		Table 25	Output of the Administrative and support services industries, group and class index numbers
		Table 26	Output of the Public administration and safety industries, group and class index numbers
		Table 27	Output of the Other services industries, group and class index numbers

STAGE OF PRODUCTION PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES
Table 24	Stage of Production :Index numbers, Final commodities by source and destination, including exports	Table 10	Final demand by source and destination, including exports, index numbers and percentage changes
Table 25	Stage of Production :Percentage change, final commodities by source and destination, including exports
Table 26	Price indexes of articles produced by manufacturing industries: contribution of subdivisions and groups	Table 29	Output of the Manufacturing industries, subdivision and group index points changes
Table 27	Price indexes of materials used in manufacturing industries: contribution of selected materials	Table 28	Input to the Manufacturing industries, group index points changes
Table 28	Price indexes of materials used in manufacturing industries :Indexes of metallic materials used in the fabricated metal products
Table 29	Price indexes of materials used in house building, All groups index by state capital cities index (index points)	Table 30	Input to the House construction industry, all groups and six state capital cities, index points changes
Table 30	Price indexes of copper materials: Copper materials used in the manufacture of electrical equipment, index numbers and percentage changes
Table 31	Price indexes for asphalt supplied and placed: index numbers, weighted average of six state capital cities

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