Guidelines provide methods for applying the Productive Capacities Index (PCI) to conduct nuanced policy analysis and develop region-specific measures. They present advanced statistical concepts, methods, and tools designed to harmonize capacity measurements while establishing a basis for ongoing development.
These Statistical Guidelines for Measuring Productive Capacities are intended to support statisticians, economists, practitioners, policy experts, and other stakeholders in using the Productive Capacities Index (PCI) for policy analysis and compiling nationally or regionally adjusted measures of productive capacities. These guidelines introduce the latest statistical concepts, methods, and tools to harmonize the measurement of productive capacities, while also laying the groundwork for their further consolidation and development.