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What defines an international statistical standard and other types of international

statistical publications in economic

statistics?

Ivo Havinga (UNSD)Ivo Havinga (UNSD)Friends of the Chair Work Session, Friends of the Chair Work Session,

Bern, 6-8 June 2007Bern, 6-8 June 2007

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Outline of presentationOutline of presentation

• BackgroundBackground• Statistical frameworksStatistical frameworks• Criteria to define an international standard or Criteria to define an international standard or

international recommendationinternational recommendation• Actions after adoptionActions after adoption• Taxonomy for publications in economic Taxonomy for publications in economic

accounting and statistics including environmental-accounting and statistics including environmental-economic accounting and statisticseconomic accounting and statistics

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BackgroundBackground

• there is often confusion with what is meant with there is often confusion with what is meant with the term a) international statistical standard, b) the term a) international statistical standard, b) international recommendation, c) guideline, international recommendation, c) guideline, handbook or manual. handbook or manual.

• first attempt to systematize the terminology used first attempt to systematize the terminology used for the various types of methodological for the various types of methodological publications publications

• taxonomy is developed for publications in taxonomy is developed for publications in economic accounting and statistics including economic accounting and statistics including environmental-economic accounting and statisticsenvironmental-economic accounting and statistics

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Statistical output, cross-functional and Statistical output, cross-functional and input frameworksinput frameworks

Output frameworksOutput frameworks• macroeconomic frameworksmacroeconomic frameworks, e.g. System of National , e.g. System of National

Accounts, System of Price and Volume Indexes, BPM)Accounts, System of Price and Volume Indexes, BPM)• agreed concepts, definitions, classifications agreed concepts, definitions, classifications • inter-related tables or accounts for broad sets of statistics inter-related tables or accounts for broad sets of statistics • for the whole economy. for the whole economy. • systems approach to statistics. systems approach to statistics.

• intermediate frameworksintermediate frameworks, e.g. International , e.g. International Recommendations for Industrial StatisticsRecommendations for Industrial Statistics

• agreed concepts, definitions and classificationsagreed concepts, definitions and classifications• agreed lists of data items to be collected and published agreed lists of data items to be collected and published • not necessarily for whole economynot necessarily for whole economy• No systems approachNo systems approach

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Statistical output, cross-functional Statistical output, cross-functional and input frameworks (cont.)and input frameworks (cont.)

Cross-functional frameworks Cross-functional frameworks • building blocks in support of the organization of the building blocks in support of the organization of the

tables and accounts of macroeconomic frameworkstables and accounts of macroeconomic frameworks• conceptual frameworks for classifications, statistical conceptual frameworks for classifications, statistical

units and sample frames that support the collection and units and sample frames that support the collection and reporting of economic activities of production, reporting of economic activities of production, consumption and accumulation consumption and accumulation

• for the whole economy for the whole economy

e.g. ISIC, statistical units, sample framese.g. ISIC, statistical units, sample frames

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Statistical output, cross-functional Statistical output, cross-functional and input frameworks (cont.)and input frameworks (cont.)

Input frameworksInput frameworks• best practices from countries and provide operational best practices from countries and provide operational

guidance on how to populate the standard tables or guidance on how to populate the standard tables or accounts of the international statistical standard or accounts of the international statistical standard or collect/compile the data items in the international collect/compile the data items in the international recommendations.recommendations.

• existing differences in data collection practices and existing differences in data collection practices and institutional arrangements in countries prevent institutional arrangements in countries prevent international agreement on methodologiesinternational agreement on methodologies

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Criteria to define international statistical Criteria to define international statistical standard or an international standard or an international

recommendationrecommendation Statistical integrationStatistical integration

• internal coherence of concepts, definitions, internal coherence of concepts, definitions, classifications and tables and accountsclassifications and tables and accounts

• external consistency among macroeconomic external consistency among macroeconomic frameworks, cross-functional frameworks and frameworks, cross-functional frameworks and intermediate output frameworks intermediate output frameworks

Broad institutional process of consultationBroad institutional process of consultation• national and international consultations of stakeholders national and international consultations of stakeholders

RelevanceRelevance• universal applicability of the compiled and disseminated universal applicability of the compiled and disseminated

data for use of policy planning, analysis and data for use of policy planning, analysis and administration purposesadministration purposes

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Actions with adoption of an international Actions with adoption of an international statistical standard and an international statistical standard and an international

recommendationrecommendation • the development of an implementation the development of an implementation

programmeprogramme• the development of compilation the development of compilation

guidelinesguidelines• the development of databasesthe development of databases• the collection of best practices the collection of best practices • the development of data quality the development of data quality

frameworks.frameworks.

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Taxonomy for publications in Taxonomy for publications in economic accounting and statisticseconomic accounting and statistics

SNA ...Standard

International recommendation

Data

Compilation guide

Best practices

Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF)

BPM

Macroeconomic frameworks Intermediate frameworks

IRIS IRTSIRDTS

SNA

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Cross-functional frameworks

ISIC CPC ...

SNA: System of National AccountsBPM: Balance of Payments ManualIRIS: International Recommendations on Industrial StatisticsIRDTS: International Recommendations on Distributive Trade StatisticsIRTS: International Recommendations on Tourism StatisticsISIC: International Standard industrial Classification of All Economic ActivitiesCPC: Central Product Classification

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Taxonomy for publications in environmental-Taxonomy for publications in environmental-economic accounting and statisticseconomic accounting and statistics

SEEA

SEEA – Mineral and Energy

DATA

SEEAWSEEA – Material Flow Accounts

SEEA – Land and Ecosystems

Compilation guide

Best Practices

Data Quality Assessment Framework

(DQAF)

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SNA: System of National AccountsSEEA: System of Environmental-Economic AccountingSEEAW: System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water

SNA