Administrative Data on Prices for Medical Equipment the Estimation of Investment in the National Accounts

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BEA, as the nation's accountant and one of the world's leading statistical agencies, collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies and disseminates statistics to the public. In this role, BEA collects source data from many specific sectors of the economy.

It is important that BEA continually strives to develop new and improved source data to develop improved measures of Nonresidential Fixed Investment, specifically to develop price deflators for commercial purchases of ICT goods, where the rapid pace of product innovation poses challenges to standard methods for price indexes. Moreover, a major initiative in BEAs Strategic Plan is to explore data sources that would allow improvements of the price deflators used in the accounts to deflate high-technology goods like medical equipment.

The objective of this procurement is to obtain historical data on price quotes for medical equipment for the purpose of improving the estimation of Nonresidential Fixed Investment in the national accounts.

Section 2- Statement of wORK

BEA is the nation's economic accountant, producing measures such as GDP, one of the most important statistical releases for its effect on financial markets. Purchases of medical equipment are an important component of nonresidential fixed investment on the product side of the accounts.

The objective of this procurement is to obtain historical data on price quotes for imaging equipment, an important component of Medical Equipment and Supplies. These data are needed to construct deflators for the value of investment for these high-tech goods under more general conditions than those underlying the deflators BEA currently uses.

Section 3 - Technical Specifications and Deliverables

Category:
Historical data meeting the following criteria will be provided:

• Model-level list prices and price quotes for the following 30 classes of imaging equipment
• Including information on any attributes of the equipment that affect pricing, and
• information on the value of any equipment traded in, taxes and shipping costs
• Covering the period 2001 to 2016 (and 1994-2000 if those data are accessible)
• The date for the price quote (year and quarter)

Rank Device Name
1 Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic, General-Purpose
2 Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic, Portable
3 Radiographic/Fluoroscopic Units, Mobile
4 Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic, Cardiac
5 Radiographic Systems, Digital
6 Scanning Systems, Computed Tomography
7 Radiographic/Fluoroscopic Systems, Angiography/Interventional
8 Radiographic Systems, Digital, Mammographic
9 Radiographic Units, Mobile
10 Scanning Systems, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
11 Positioning Aids
12 Radiographic/Fluoroscopic Systems, General-Purpose
13 Scanning Systems, Gamma Camera
14 Detectors, X-Ray, Digital Radiography
15 Positioning Aids, Radiographic/Radiotherapeutic
16 Workstations, Radiotherapy, Planning
17 Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic, Intravascular
18 Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic, Endoscopic
19 Radiographic Units, Specimen
19 Densitometers, Bone, X-Ray, Dual-Energy Absorptiometry
21 Radiographic Systems, Film
22 Scanning Systems, Ultrasonic, Vascular
23 Injectors, Contrast Media, Computed Tomography
24 Probes, Ultrasonic
25 Injectors, Contrast Media, Angiography
26 Image Digitization Systems, Computed Radiography
27 Radiographic Systems, Digital, Dental
28 Radiotherapy Simulation Systems, Computed Tomography-Based
29 Scanning Systems, Computed Tomography/Positron Emission Tomography
30 Injectors, Contrast Media, Magnetic Resonance Imaging