Virtual : Quarterly Gross Domestic Product

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The one-week customized training and technical assistance will be presented by an expert from the International Monetary Fund's Statistics Department.
The course will be based on the System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008) and the Quarterly National Accounts Manual, 2017.
The course will feature interactive lectures and hands-on exercises that will enable participants to operationalize what they learn.

Discuss general and specific aspects of the quarterly national accounts framework as embodied in the SNA 2008 and the Quarterly National Accounts Manual, 2017.
Describe data sources that are typically used to estimate the quarterly national accounts using both the production and expenditure approach.
Select quarterly indicators using conceptual and empirical methods.
Benchmark quarterly indicators to annual estimates using the xlpbm EXCEL add-on.
Describe the conceptual and technical process of seasonal adjustment and work through an example.
Use price indicies and volume measures to extrapolate quarterly estimates.
Ensure quarterly estimates of inventory change are recorded as "value of physical change" using appropriate inventory valuation methods.
Perform economic analysis of quarterly national accounts, and it's role in the business cycle.