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Implementation of the 2008 SNA

Implementation of the 2008 SNA. 9 th Meeting of the Advisory Expert Group on National Accounts 8-10 September 2014, Washington DC UNSD. Outline of Presentation. Report of the Intersecretariat Working Group on National Accounts (ISWGNA)

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Implementation of the 2008 SNA

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  1. Implementation of the 2008 SNA 9th Meeting of the Advisory Expert Group on National Accounts 8-10 September 2014, Washington DC UNSD

  2. Outline of Presentation • Report of the Intersecretariat Working Group on National Accounts (ISWGNA) • 45th Statistical Commission: National Accounts Decision

  3. Report of the ISWGNA (1) • Progress on the changeover to the 2008 SNA • Scaling up the coordination and resources for the implementation of the 2008 SNA, and supporting statistics

  4. Report of the ISWGNA (2) • Guidance on issues emerging from the implementation of the 2008 SNA • Report on the meeting of the AEG on National Accounts • 2008 SNA research agenda • Compilation of manuals and handbook

  5. Report of the ISWGNA (3) • Activities of the members of the ISWGNA and of the regional commissions. • Meetings that bring together experts, and task force groups on various topics • Training and workshops • Technical assistance through long-term expert advisors and short-term experts • Reporting of national accounts data.

  6. Number of countries reporting

  7. Responses from reporting period 2001 to 2013 7

  8. Implementation of the 1993 and 2008 SNA Countries which have implemented 2008 SNA – Aug 2014 Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Israel, Mexico, Peru, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, USA 15% of member states still use 1968 SNA.

  9. Scope of National Account Statistics The scope of accounts is set by UNSC 6 milestones Supplemented by three data sets MRDS Recommended set Desired set of accounts. Data quality not assessed with NAQ

  10. Tables of the MRDS 74 Member States have implemented ISIC Rev. 4. .

  11. National Accounts Decision 45/104 • The Statistical Commission in its 45th Session endorsed the programme of work of the ISGNA and urged it to address issues emerging from the implementation of the System of National Accounts 2008. • Urged the working group to expedite the development of the handbooks and guidelines and requested that these be available in all working languages. • Recognized that an integrated statistics approach is required to scale up the coordination, the advocacy, and the resources for the implementation of the 2008 SNA. Many developing countries would require significant technical assistance.

  12. National Accounts Decision 45/104 • Requested to harmonize the collection, validation, and dissemination of data collected from countries. It also supported the formation of a “friends of the chair” group to work out modalities for establishing an integrated statistics system. • Confirmed that the scope of a capacity-building programme on integrated statistics and its ramifications for coordination and global governance extends beyond the mandate of the Working Group. • Recognized that countries should take ownership of the required actions for strengthening the statistical production process.

  13. Thank you

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