text: categories of operating costs and construction but reported that no data were available for procurement items. A Specific Price index for the whole category of procurement was, however, submitted and was used by the Group for its construction of the Finnish total military price index. The Finnish contact also submitted separate price indexes for more than 20 cost categories as used in the Finnish budgeting and accounting system to cover total military expenditures, In addition / . . . Table 8. Military price indexes for major cost categories constructed by the Groue a/ - (Index 1980 = 100) Countries Australia Austria Finland Italy Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States I Operating costs 1981 121.9* 106.5 106.8 131.9 114.5 lUY.4 117.6 110.5 1982 132.4" 115.7 118.0 144.8 125.4 118.0 127.9 117.4 Procurement 1981 109.9 107.9 (108.4) 121.0 (111.2) 112.5 (109.5) 112.7 1982 120.8 116.6 (116.3) 143.3 (122.3) 123.5 (118.0) 131.6 Construction l 1981 1982 (112.4) (125.1) (109.0) (117.9) (110.2) (117.7) 118.6 139.6 (109.3) (117.2) 105.7 111.2 (112.9) (li2.9) 107.7 106.9 T Research and development 1982 112.04 ** 106.5 120.6 111.8 110.4 123.0 109.8 1982 123.6: ** 119.6 139.1 122.0 117.4 131.7 113.8 Total military expenditure 1981 119.0 106.9 107.4 129.3 113.4 110.2 116,7 110.9 1982 * Based exclusively on submitted salary data. ** No such expenditures reportea. a/ Bracketed index numbers are not calculated by the Group, but are either suggested by the contact, in which case they are underlined , or collected as substitute inaexes rrom civalian OECD statistics. \ l . 129.8 116.0 117.4 144.2 124.1 119.1 125.2 120.5 A/40/421 English Page 40 to these indexes, a set of expenditure weights was supplied enabling the Group to construct a total military price index on this basis as well. This index is shown in table 10. 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the construction of price indexes for military expenditures in various countries. The indexes are categorized into different cost categories such as operating costs, procurement, construction, and research and development. The text does not seem to be related to any specific sector or industry, but rather is focused on the construction and analysis of price indexes for military expenditures.