Index of Service Production

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• Session: SA 25.14
• Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Dates: January 5-9, 2025 (1 week)
• Delivery method: In-person Training
• Primary language: English

Target audience and qualifications

• Target audience: Officials employed in the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics who are integrally involved in the compilation of national accounts.
• Qualifications: Participants are expected to possess a degree in economics or statistics, or equivalent experience.

Course description

• The course shall present theoretical and practical issues related to the compilation of Index of Service production (ISP).
• The course is mainly based on the OECD Compilation Manual for an Index of Service Production.
• The aim of the course is to provide participants with necessary skills to compile the ISPs.
• The course consists of lectures covering conceptual and methodological issues as well as exercises that require the application of these concepts and methods.
• Course topics:
  • Sources and methods of ISP compilation.
  • Treatment of input data.
  • Index compilation.
  • Seasonal adjustment; and
  • Revision analysis.

Course objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Apply recommended index calculation methods.
• Apply methods for dealing with such index compilation challenges such as unavailable items, and quality change.
• Assess how well an ISP meets international guidelines for best practice.

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