Samoa: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Statistics Mission (March 24

Samoa: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Statistics Mission (March 24–April 18, 2025)

June 13, 2025

Summary

The Samoan authorities have expressed strong interest in the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) to improve macroeconomic projections for policy purposes. The mission worked with Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) staff to assess and adjust the Household Income and Expenditure Survey data; compile Household Final Consumption Expenditure estimates for 2023; and map the estimates to the SUT. In addition, Government Final Consumption Expenditure, and output and intermediate consumption estimates by industry have been compiled and incorporated in the SUT. Exports and imports data were assessed, aggregated, and mapped to the SUT as well.

Subject: Data processing, Economic and financial statistics, Expenditure, Financial statements, Imports, International trade, Public financial management (PFM), Trade in goods

Keywords: A. household FCE benchmark, B. government FCE benchmark, Data processing, Exports, Financial statements, GDP, Government Final Consumption Expenditure, Household Income and Expenditure Survey, Imports, Rebase schedule, Samoa tourism authority, Samoa., SBS merchandise trade data, Supply and Use Tables, Trade in goods

Pages:
19
Volume:
2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229014168.019
Issue:
063
Series:
Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/063
Stock No:
TAREA2025063
ISBN:
9798229014168
ISSN:
3005-4575

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