STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics OECD and the future of Inter-Agency co-operation on Trade Statistics Agenda Item 5 d STD/SES/WPTGS(2008)4 Andreas Lindner Head, Trade and Globalisation Statistics …, STD/SES/TAGS; 1st WPTGS Meeting.
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STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics OECD and the future of Inter-Agency co-operation on Trade Statistics Agenda Item 5 d STD/SES/WPTGS(2008)4 Andreas Lindner Head, Trade and Globalisation Statistics …, STD/SES/TAGS; 1st WPTGS Meeting 22.-24.09.2008, Paris STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics Background • Since the early 2000s, OECD has increased co-operation with other International Organizations • Necessary, because of hitherto rather disconnected data dissemination across IO’s • Ultimate goal: one variable, one value across International Organizations • Secondary goal: – Reduction of response burden of national data providers – Harmonization of international data dissemination 2 STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics Background (2) • The outstanding example of Inter-Agency cooperation: ITCS (OECD) and COMTRADE (UNSD) data sharing, data alignment and joint processing system • Another example of good practice: the Data sharing Eurostat – OECD on TIS and on trade by enterprise characteristics • Other examples include co-operation with WTO, ICT • OECD also shares and sources with Eurostat Business Statistics 3 STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics Why this stocktaking paper? • Periodic review of processes is indispensible good management practice • Not a critique of any IO, but rather an assessment of results achieved or not • Existing MoU’s need to be updated and possibly completed/extended to reflect present and future needs • Need to design forward-looking strategy for the benefit of the user 4 STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics 1. ITCS A) Co-operation with UNSD: – Do Delegates agree that such a burden sharing is desirable and should be further pursued/promoted? – Should OECD and UNSD strive at completely harmonizing and rationalizing the process? – Do users see benefits from this OECD-UNSD cooperation? – Do users have a view on the usefulness of OECD’s analytical supplements to ITCS (Hi-Tech, ICT, ISIC, etc.) ? 5 STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics ITCS B) Co-operation with Eurostat • Full sourcing from Eurostat would lead to mixing of two very different methodologies for OECD countries • Hence the “dual track” strategy by OECD – Source from EU national source and then process data according to UN rules – Take from Eurostat EU – aggregates and publish in addition to OECD-calculated aggregates • Do Delegates agree that in doing so, better OECDwide comparability is ensured? • To what extend do national NSOs/Customs from EU countries publish their CN-based trade data? 6 STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics 2. International Trade in Services - TIS • A considerable degree if duplication exists at present, both for reporting countries and for IO’s… • …leading sometimes to significant differences in published date • Would users – Welcome/encourage closer co-operation amongst IO’s with a view to agree on more coherent trade by partner data ? – Encourage UNSD to source from OECD those countries belonging to OECD outside the EU area ? – Encourage consultations amongst IMF, UNSD, OECD and Eurostat with the aim to create more transparency and consistency ? 7 STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics Outlook • Would Delegates encourage – OECD and the other IO’s to continue and strengthen the effort already undertaken? – The drafting of a new OECD –UNSD MoU incorporating Trade in Services? – To the extend possible align standards and processing routines? – The elaboration of a guidebook for users, explaining the inter-organisational effort and why still differences may exist ? 8 STD/PASS/TAGS STD/SES/TAGS – –Trade Tradeand andGlobalisation GlobalisationStatistics Statistics Thank you! [email protected] 9