STATISTICAL ASSESSMENTS

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STATISTICAL ASSESSMENTS
CONDUCTED BY THE ADB
47 COUNTRIES
DEC.-2002 AUG.-2003
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INTRODUCTION

• Long term objectives of the ICP include
• Integration into the national statistics
  systems
• Enhancement of national capacity in national
  accounts and price statistics.
• Hence
• Necessity to carry out statistical assessment in
  the participating countries.

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OBJECTIVES

• Inventory of problems, strengths and weaknesses
  of the NSS with a view to identifying ICP focused
  solutions
• Identifying possible synergy between ICP and
  national statistics programs.

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EMPHASIS WAS PUT ON

• ICP data requirements
• National accounts
• Price statistics and
• Related Capacity building.

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NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

• Implementation of the 1993-SNA
• Supply and Use Tables
• Detailed breakdown of GDP expenditures
• Availability, completeness, timeliness and
  accuracy of supporting basic data and metadata

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PRICE STATISTICS

• Consumer Price Indices
• Geographical coverage
• Sampling aspects
• Timeliness
• Other main uses of GDP
• Non market services
• Equipment Goods
• Construction and Civil Engineering

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Main Findings
State of NSS varies from being in a very bad
shape to meeting most users demand
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Main shortcomings

• Lack or weak coordination
• Limited resources
• No long term planning
• Limited scope and coverage of the CPI
• Poor implementation of the 93 SNA
• Lack of adequate IT equipment

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Strengths
Motivation to do the maximum with the little they
have Knowledge of what needs to be done
financial resource permiting Fairly regular CPIs
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Population Data
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NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
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Benchmark Surveys
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Inflation Indicators
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Poverty Profile
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THANK YOU
MERCI