National Accounts Statistics (NAS)
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- Session: SA 24.33
- Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
- Dates: September 30, 2024 - October 4, 2024 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Training program overview
- Event: National Accounts Statistics (NAS) training.
- Session No.: SA 24.33.
- Location: Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Date: September 30, 2024 - October 4, 2024 (1 week).
- Delivery Method: In-person Training.
- Primary Language: English.
- Status: Deadline passed.
- Presenters: Experts from the International Monetary Fund's Statistics Department.
- Target Audience: 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 content and instructional approach
- Conceptual foundation:
- Based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA).
- Main lectures include:
- (i) Overview of the System of National Accounts,
- (ii) Gross Domestic Product by Production, Expenditure and Income approach,
- (iii) Supply and use tables,
- (iv) Price and Volume measures,
- (v) Measuring economic activities at the regional level- Conceptual principles and compilation issues.
- Practical components:
- Interactive lectures and hands-on exercises designed to enable participants to operationalize concepts and methods.
- Technical topics covered:
- Estimating Gross Domestic Product using the production, expenditure and income approaches.
- Supply and Use tables (SUT): compilation and balancing techniques.
- Price and volume measures, including chain linking.
- Conceptual principles and compilation issues in measuring economic activities at the regional level.
Course objectives and expected competencies
Upon completion of the workshop, participants should be able to:
- Describe the conceptual framework of the SNA.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the three approaches to estimating gross domestic product (GDP): production, expenditure and income.
- Describe fundamental components of SUT and how to compile them.
- Understand the techniques to be used to balance Supply and Use Tables.
- Explain the price and volume measurement techniques, including chain linking.
- Understand the concepts and critical issues in measuring economic activities at the regional level.