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Inventory of international standards and work groups by economic statistics domains

Inventory of international standards and work groups by economic statistics domains. Ivo Havinga (UNSD) Work Session of FOC Group on Integrated Economic Statistics, Bern, Switserland, 6-8 June. Outline of presentation. Purpose of inventory Sources of information

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Inventory of international standards and work groups by economic statistics domains

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  1. Inventory of international standards and work groups by economic statistics domains Ivo Havinga (UNSD) Work Session of FOC Group on Integrated Economic Statistics, Bern, Switserland, 6-8 June

  2. Outline of presentation • Purpose of inventory • Sources of information • Economic domains of Statistical Commission • Issues for discussion

  3. Purpose of Inventory • a reference tool • to map international statistical standards and international recommendations and expert groups by economic domains • to assess the adequacy of coverage by economic domains

  4. Sources of information • Eurostat • Food and Agriculture Organisation • International Labor Organisation • International Monetary Fund • United Nations Statistics Division

  5. Economic domains of Statistical Commission • Macroeconomic international standards (SNA, BPM, GFS, MFS, Prices) • Cross functional international standards (Units, classifications and sample frames) • Agricultural statistics • International recommendations (on business statistics) • International trade statistics • Energy statistics • Other statistics (communication, science, technology and patents) Added: • Labor statistics

  6. Economic domains of Statistical Commission Macroeconomic international standards • National accounts • Price statistics • Money, finance and insurance statistics • Fiscal statistics • Balance of payments statistics Assessment: SNA updated 2008, BPM revised by 2008, GFS 2001, MFS 2000 Price statistics: system of price and quantities (1977) to be updated, PPI (2004), CPI (2004)

  7. Economic domains of Statistical Commission Agriculture • Agricultural statistics • Forestry and fisheries Assessment: international recommendations do not exist

  8. Economic domains of Statistical Commission Cross functional standards • Classifications • International Standard Industrial Classification • Central Product Classification • Classification of Expenditure by Purpose • Statistical Units • Sample frames – Statistical Business Register and Economic Census Assessment: ISIC and CPC revised in 2006. Work underway at UNSD to create Statistical Units and Sample Frames

  9. Economic domains of Statistical Commission International recommendations (on structural and short-term business statistics) • Industrial statistics (IRIS) • Distributive trade statistics (IRDTS) • Transport statistics • Tourism statistics (IRTS) • Statistics of services nec Assessment: IRIS, IRDTS and IRTS subject to revision. None on transport and other services

  10. Economic domains of Statistical Commission Trade • International merchandise trade statistics • International trade in services Assessment: Manual on SITS and International Merchandise Trade subject to revision on going or scheduled

  11. Economic domains of Statistical Commission Energy • Energy statistics Assessment: SEEA-ME proposed to revise the “Concepts and methods in energy statistics, with reference to energy accounts and balances” by 2010

  12. Economic domains of Statistical Commission Other statistics • Communication statistics • Statistics of science, technology and patents • Other economic statistics Assessment: no international publications on satellite accounts nor working groups under Statistical Commission

  13. Economic domains of Statistical Commission Labour statistics Assessment: Guidelines and resolutions of ICLS on employment, hours of work, labor cost, etc. International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) revised by 2008 and International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE) 1993

  14. Issues for Discussion • Do we consider integration of all economic statistics domains including labor statistics? • Is the international standard for the system of price and volume indexes to be revised? • Are international recommendation to be developed for transport and other services? • Are handbooks or international recommendations to be developed for ICT and research and development? • Should labor statistics be added to the domains of economic statistics?

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