National Accounts Statistics-Advanced
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- National Accounts Statistics-Advanced
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Bibliographic details
- Published: July 24, 2025
Upcoming offerings
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2027 | November 12, 2027 | Vienna, Austria | In-person Training | JV 27.33 | English (Russian) | Apply online by August 1, 2027 |
Course overview
- Training Program: National Accounts Statistics-Advanced (NAS-A).
- Focus: Theoretical and practical aspects in the compilation of national accounts statistics based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts, 2008 (2008 SNA).
- Main aim: Train participants in developing and using advanced compilation techniques in areas including supply and use tables (SUT), input-output tables, and price and volume measures of the SNA.
- Format: Lectures covering advanced methodological and compilation issues of the 2008 SNA and workshops consisting of practical exercises.
- Encouraged activity: Participants are encouraged to share their country's experience in data collection and compilation.
- Topic classification: Macroeconomic Statistics.
Main lecture and workshop topics
- Conceptual framework of the SNA.
- Estimating output of specific activities.
- SUT and input-output tables.
- Price and volume measurement, including chain linking.
- Inventory valuation adjustment, work-in-progress, and consumption of fixed capital.
- Thematic and extended accounts.
Target audience
- Compilers of national accounts statistics employed by the agencies responsible for compiling the data.
Qualifications
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, or statistics; or equivalent experience.
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the conceptual framework of the SNA.
- Apply specific techniques to derive value added in special cases.
- Apply the techniques used to balance SUTs.
- Understand the process of converting SUTs to input-output tables.
- Apply the appropriate techniques to derive volume measures of value added and chain linking.
- Understand the principles and practice of estimating consumption of fixed capital.
- Understand the key features of thematic and extended accounts and their use in economic analysis.
Teaching methods and practical focus
- Combination of lectures (theory and methodology) and workshops (practical exercises).
- Emphasis on advanced compilation techniques and hands-on practice with SUTs, input-output frameworks, and price/volume measurement methods.