Training Program Course
National Accounts Statistics (NASx)
This course introduces participants to compiling national accounts statistics based on the System of National Accounts, 2008 (2008 SNA) framework. The course covers the sequence of national accounts, the accounting rules, and the key macroeconomic aggregates in the SNA framework. Participants learn about the three measures of GDP-the production, income, and expenditure approaches-and how to estimate volume measures of value added.
Target Audience
Persons interested in learning how to compile national accounts statistics or in using the statistics for macroeconomic analysis.
Qualifications
Some knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is useful.
