Table 1
PPP Projector estimates versus reference year estimates

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PPP Projector estimates versus reference year estimates
  Benchmark GDI GDP projector GDI projector GDP error GDI error GDI/GDP error
  ratio percent ratio
Levels  
1993 0.82 0.82 0.82 -0.3 0.5 -1.8
1996 0.84 0.83 0.84 -2.2 0.2 -0.1
1999 0.84 0.84 0.84 -- -- --
2002 0.85 0.84 0.84 -0.9 -0.9 0.9
2005 0.88 0.83 0.88 -5.6 0.2 0.0
Errors  
Average error -2.2 0.0 0.0
Average absolute error 2.2 0.4 0.2
  percent ratio
3-year-average growth rates  
1993 to 1996 1.0 0.4 0.9 -0.7 -0.1 0.1
1996 to 1999 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 -0.1
1999 to 2002 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.9
2002 to 2005 1.2 -0.5 1.5 -1.6 0.4 -0.2
Errors  
Average error 0.1 0.1 0.9
Average absolute error 0.8 0.2 0.2
Note(s):
GDI stands for gross domestic income; GDP stands for gross domestic product.