text: C. Purchasing-power parities . ..*.......................... 117 - 124 45 D. Possible further improvements . . . . . . . . . . ..e..*.......... 125 - 137 52 V. THE USEFULNESS OF THIS AND EARLIER STUDIES FOR FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS ON AGREEMENTS TO REDUCE MILITARY EXPENDITURES . 138 - 154 54 VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...*... 155 - 156 58 APPENDICES I. Questionnaire on conscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 II. List of selected items and data used for the construction of PPPs for operating costs . . . ..*...........................-....................*. 68 III. Group's instructions to respondents accompanyinq its auestionnaire On procurement and construction l *..............,......,.................. 69 IV. Group's auestionnaire on military research and development .,.......... 72 V. Data obtained by means of the Group’s questionpaire on conscripted privates . . . . . . ..*...................*........* t..,....,....:........* l 76 VI. United States input file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..L.......................... 77 VII. Military expenditures of participatinq States in 1982 .,,.,............ 81 / . . . ~/40/421 English Page 4 FOREWORD BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL The General Assembly, in its resolution 37/95 B of 13 December 1982, requested the Secretary-General, with the assistance of a group of qualified experts and with the voluntary co-operation of States, to undertake the task of constructing price indices and purchasing-power parities for military expenditures of participating States and to submit progress reports to the Assembly at its thirty-eighth and 
analysis: This text appears to be a report on a study conducted by a group of experts to construct price indices and purchasing-power parities for military expenditures of participating States. The report discusses various aspects of the study, including the methodology used, the data collected, and the results obtained. The text does not seem to be related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. However, it does seem to be related to international trade and science and technology, as it involves the comparison of prices and purchasing power between countries.