text: category was given a very small weight according to the distribution of Swedish military expenditures among different cost categories. 106. The United Kingdom submitted price data for all three years only for items within the category of operating costs. For the procurement and construction categories, the Group used substitute indexes, which were a producer price index for manufacturing industry and a cost of construction index for residential buildings respectively, both published by OECD. 107. The United States submitted requested operating cost data and in addition to that price data for more than 20 procurement and construction items, Repor ted prices of construction items seem to be very low for the year of 1982 but - as in the case of Sweden - if there is a distortion, it is likely to be quite small in view of the fact that expenditures on construction represent less than 5 per cent of the total military expenditures of the United States. The United States regularly prepares an extensive set of very detailed price indexes covering the military sector for use in its national income and product accounting. These indexes were not used in the present exercise. / . . . Table 9. Military price indexes for e&categories of operating costs constructed by the Group (Index 1980 - 100) (a) Price indexes for personnel Participating States Australia Austria Finland Italy Norway Sweden United Kingdom /united States States Australia Austria Finland Italy Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States Conecripted personnel 1981 1982 100 120.7 112.1 128.1 195.6 195.6 113.1 124.3 105.4 110.9 Otner mililtary per eonnel 1981 1982 124.1 134.2 107.1 114.4 102.7 112.0 116.8 129.3 111.9 122.3 106.3 112.5 110.4 117.2 108.4 119.2 Civilian personnel 1981 1982 112.6 124.7 108.0 118.0 106.3 116.1 128.6 143.1 114.3 124.1 106.7 113.6 117.8 124.5 109.8 115.9 (b) Price indexer for operatione and maintenance (Index 1960 - 100) Materials 
analysis: The text appears to be related to the compilation of military price indexes for various countries, likely for the purpose of analyzing military expenditures and budgets. The data includes information on personnel, operating costs, and procurement and construction items. This suggests that the text is related to the economic aspect of military activities, which is often closely tied to government spending and budgeting.