Training Program
National Accounts Statistics (NAS)
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Session No.: SA 23.04
Location: New Delhi, India
Date: January 16-20, 2023 (1 week)
Delivery Method: In-person Training
Primary Language: English
Target Audience
The workshop is intended for government officials who are integrally involved in the compilation of national accounts statistics.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, or statistics; or equivalent experience.
Course Description
This one-week course will be presented by experts from the International Monetary Fund's Statistics Department. The course will be based on the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA). The course will cover the following topics: national accounts concepts, methods, and framework; estimating Gross Domestic Product using the production, expenditure and income approach; Supply and Use tables and Input and Output tables; price and volume measures and Satellite accounts. The course will feature interactive lectures and hands-on exercises that enable participants to operationalize what they learn. The main lectures and workshops include: (i) Overview of the System of National Accounts, (ii) Gross Domestic Product by Production, Expenditure and Income approach (iii) Supply and use tables and Input and output tables (iv) Price and Volume measures (v) Satellite accounts.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Describe the conceptual framework of the SNA;
- Describe fundamental components of SUT and how to compile them;
- Understand the techniques to be used to balance Supply and Use Tables;
- Understand the process of converting SUTs to Input-Output Tables;
- Explain the price and volume measurement techniques, including chain linking;
- Understand the methodology and data sources required to compile Satellite accounts
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