Transcript Preparation of a Manual for a Monthly Index of Services Production 28 June 2004 STESEG Task Force on Services (Benoît ARNAUD / OECD)

Preparation of a Manual for a Monthly Index of
Services Production
28 June 2004
STESEG Task Force on Services
(Benoît ARNAUD / OECD)
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Purposes of the presentation
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To describe the objectives of the Manual
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To present a proposition of contents for the ISP Manual
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The objective of the manual
To provide official statisticians with practical
guidelines to compile a monthly ISP
( It is not to discuss various theoritical aspects )
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Harmonisation of definitions across countries
Recommendations for the Compilation of an ISP
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Harmonisation of definitions across countries
Based on existing international definition, i.e.
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The System of National Accounts 1993 (SNA)
The European System of Accounts 1995 (ESA)
The European Commission’s Eurostat
… Others …
To propose common definitions for
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Infrastructural issues
Terminology related to ISP
Input variables
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Recommendations for the Compilation of an ISP
Based on
 Experiences from NSO’s
 Joint OECD-Eurostat TF on Services Prices
 Voorburg Group
 Other Existing Manuals
To propose, for each services activity, appropriate proxy
variables to measure changes in the Gross Value Added
To describe the necessary adjustment to these input
variables and their limitations.
To recommend, for each activity, a suitable deflator
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The contents of the Manual
Section A: Introduction
Section B: Infrastructure
Section C: Terminologies for ISP
Section D: Sources and methods for compiling ISP
Section E: Methodological issues
Section F: Transmission to Dissemination
Bibliography
Annexes
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