Transcript United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Impact of Globalization on National Accounts Summary of the CES consultation UNECE Statistical Division 15 June 2011

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Impact of Globalization on National Accounts
Summary of the CES consultation
UNECE Statistical Division
15 June 2011
Organization of the consultation
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Reviewed by the ISWGNA and CES Bureau in
February 2011
March – April 2011 electronic consultation with
CES member countries and organizations
March – April 2011 parallel consultation with the
CMFB and the Inter-agency TF on Trade Statistics
53 replies from 35 countries, 8 international
organizations and 1 academic institution. In some
cases separate replies by central banks and by NSOs
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Summary of feedback
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All countries support the endorsement of the Guide.
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All countries find the Guide very useful tool and the
majority encourages its quick publication
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20 replies contained comments or suggestions for future
work
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All comments were reviewed by the Leadership Group.
The response and the proposed amendments are presented
in document ECE/CES/2011/2/Add.3
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Main comments and suggestions for
future work
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Consider adding new case studies, including from
countries beyond the UNECE/OECD region
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Need to continue the work and complement the
Guide with new emerging topics and further practical
guidelines /best practices:
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Discussions of globalization topics at the Joint
UNECE/Eurostat /OECD meeting and publication of
recommended best practices on the website of the Guide
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Linking the website of the Guide to related international
work
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Main comments and suggestions for
future work
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Need to develop data collection methods and revise
source statistics
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Out of the scope of the Guide, but concrete proposals are
included in the relevant chapters
Prioritization of the future work:
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Global manufacturing and related issues
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International transactions in IPPs
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The implementation of the 2008 SNA treatment of goods
for processing and merchanting
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Conceptual framework for measuring the activities of SPEs
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Proposal
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The Conference is invited to endorse the Guide
Impact of Globalization on National Accounts
subject to amendments presented in document
ECE/CES/2011/2/Add.3
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If adopted the Guide will be published by the end
of 2011
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