13. The Group concluded that a reliable system for reporting military expenditures such as the present standard reporting instrument and the successful demonstration Of the feasibility of constructing military price indexes and purchasing-power parities (PPPs) for different States would facilitate future negotiations on the reduction of military expenditures. At the same time, these measures would ‘facilitate various proposals to the effect that a share of the savinqs resulting from disarmament measures should be devoted to economic and social development, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries. 14. The Group therefore recommended that the reporting instrument, with slight mod if ications, should continue to be used by an ever-increasing number of States from different geographic regions and with different budgeting and accounting systems and that the Secretary-General, with the assistance of a group of aualified experts and with the voluntary co-operation of States, should undertake the task of constructing price indexes and PPPs for the military expenditures of participating States. / . . . i A/40/421 English Page 10 B. Mandate of the present Group of Experts 15. At its thirty-seventh session, the General Assembly, in it9 reSolution 37/95 B of 13 December 1982, took note with appreciation of the report of the preceding Group of Experts (A/S-12/7, annex) s/ and, inter alia, requested the Secretary-General, with the assistance of another group of qualified experts and with the voluntary co-operation of States , to undertake the task of constructing price indexes and purchasing-power parities for the military expenditures of participating States. As also recommended by the preceding Group of Experts, this task should encompass a study of the problem as a whole, which would include the following: (a) To assess the feasibility of such an exercise; (b) To design the project and methodology, to be employed; 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of a system for reporting military expenditures and constructing price indexes and purchasing-power parities (PPPs) for different countries. This suggests that the text is related to international economic development and trade, as it involves the comparison of prices and costs across countries. Additionally, the text mentions the potential use of savings from disarmament measures to promote economic and social development, particularly in developing countries.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade