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Inventory of international standards and work groups by economic statistics

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Ivo Havinga (UNSD)Ivo Havinga (UNSD)Work Session of FOC Group on Integrated Work Session of FOC Group on Integrated

Economic Statistics,Economic Statistics, Bern, Switserland, 6-8 JuneBern, Switserland, 6-8 June

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Outline of presentationOutline of presentation

• Purpose of inventoryPurpose of inventory• Sources of informationSources of information• Economic domains of Statistical Economic domains of Statistical

CommissionCommission• Issues for discussionIssues for discussion

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Purpose of InventoryPurpose of Inventory

• a reference tool a reference tool • to map international statistical standards to map international statistical standards

and international recommendations and and international recommendations and expert groups by economic domainsexpert groups by economic domains

• to assess the adequacy of coverage by to assess the adequacy of coverage by economic domains economic domains

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Sources of informationSources of information

• EurostatEurostat• Food and Agriculture OrganisationFood and Agriculture Organisation• International Labor OrganisationInternational Labor Organisation• International Monetary FundInternational Monetary Fund• United Nations Statistics DivisionUnited Nations Statistics Division

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Economic domains of Statistical Economic domains of Statistical Commission Commission

• Macroeconomic international standards (SNA, BPM, Macroeconomic international standards (SNA, BPM, GFS, MFS, Prices)GFS, MFS, Prices)

• Cross functional international standards (Units, Cross functional international standards (Units, classifications and sample frames)classifications and sample frames)

• Agricultural statisticsAgricultural statistics• International recommendations (on business statistics)International recommendations (on business statistics)• International trade statisticsInternational trade statistics• Energy statisticsEnergy statistics• Other statistics (communication, science, technology and Other statistics (communication, science, technology and

patents)patents)Added:Added:• Labor statisticsLabor statistics

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Economic domains of Statistical Economic domains of Statistical CommissionCommission

Macroeconomic international standardsMacroeconomic international standards• National accountsNational accounts• Price statisticsPrice statistics• Money, finance and insurance statisticsMoney, finance and insurance statistics• Fiscal statisticsFiscal statistics• Balance of payments statisticsBalance of payments statistics

Assessment:Assessment:SNA updated 2008, BPM revised by 2008, GFS 2001, SNA updated 2008, BPM revised by 2008, GFS 2001, MFS 2000 MFS 2000 Price statistics: system of price and quantities (1977) to Price statistics: system of price and quantities (1977) to be updated, PPI (2004), CPI (2004)be updated, PPI (2004), CPI (2004)

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Agriculture Agriculture • Agricultural statisticsAgricultural statistics• Forestry and fisheriesForestry and fisheries

Assessment: Assessment:

international recommendations do not exist international recommendations do not exist

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Cross functional standardsCross functional standards• ClassificationsClassifications

• International Standard Industrial ClassificationInternational Standard Industrial Classification• Central Product ClassificationCentral Product Classification• Classification of Expenditure by PurposeClassification of Expenditure by Purpose

• Statistical UnitsStatistical Units• Sample frames – Statistical Business Register and Sample frames – Statistical Business Register and

Economic CensusEconomic Census

Assessment:Assessment:ISIC and CPC revised in 2006. Work underway at ISIC and CPC revised in 2006. Work underway at

UNSD to create Statistical Units and Sample UNSD to create Statistical Units and Sample FramesFrames

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International recommendations (on structural and short-International recommendations (on structural and short-term business statistics)term business statistics)

• Industrial statistics (IRIS)Industrial statistics (IRIS)• Distributive trade statistics (IRDTS)Distributive trade statistics (IRDTS)• Transport statisticsTransport statistics• Tourism statistics (IRTS)Tourism statistics (IRTS)• Statistics of services necStatistics of services nec

Assessment: Assessment: IRIS, IRDTS and IRTS subject to revision. None on IRIS, IRDTS and IRTS subject to revision. None on transport and other servicestransport and other services

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TradeTrade•International merchandise trade statistics International merchandise trade statistics •International trade in servicesInternational trade in services

Assessment: Assessment: Manual on SITS and International Manual on SITS and International Merchandise Trade subject to revision on Merchandise Trade subject to revision on going or scheduled going or scheduled

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EnergyEnergy• Energy statisticsEnergy statistics

Assessment: SEEA-ME proposed to revise Assessment: SEEA-ME proposed to revise the “Concepts and methods in energy the “Concepts and methods in energy statistics, with reference to energy accounts statistics, with reference to energy accounts and balances” by 2010and balances” by 2010

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Other statistics Other statistics • Communication statisticsCommunication statistics• Statistics of science, technology and patentsStatistics of science, technology and patents• Other economic statisticsOther economic statistics

Assessment: no international publications on Assessment: no international publications on satellite accounts nor working groups under satellite accounts nor working groups under Statistical CommissionStatistical Commission

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Labour statisticsLabour statistics

Assessment:Assessment:Guidelines and resolutions of ICLS on employment, Guidelines and resolutions of ICLS on employment,

hours of work, labor cost, etc.hours of work, labor cost, etc.International Standard Classification of Occupations International Standard Classification of Occupations

(ISCO) revised by 2008 and International (ISCO) revised by 2008 and International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) 19931993

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Issues for DiscussionIssues for Discussion• Do we consider integration of all economic Do we consider integration of all economic

statistics domains including labor statistics?statistics domains including labor statistics?• Is the international standard for the system of Is the international standard for the system of

price and volume indexes to be revised?price and volume indexes to be revised?• Are international recommendation to be Are international recommendation to be

developed for transport and other services?developed for transport and other services?• Are handbooks or international Are handbooks or international

recommendations to be developed for ICT and recommendations to be developed for ICT and research and development?research and development?

• Should labor statistics be added to the domains Should labor statistics be added to the domains of economic statistics?of economic statistics?

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