Training Program

This course offers an opportunity for thorough understanding of concepts, sources of data, and compilation techniques for producing quarterly national accounts (QNA) statistics. The course is based on the IMF Quarterly National Accounts Manual (2017 Edition) and oriented to national accounts compilers from countries that are improving, developing, or planning to develop QNA. The course covers both theoretical and practical compilation issues, specifically the following main topics: 

• The scope and role of QNA. 
• Data sources for compiling quarterly GDP estimates (using production, expenditure, and income approaches). 
• Editing procedures and dealing with indicators.
• Benchmarking techniques for combining quarterly indicators with annual estimates. 
• Seasonal adjustment. 
• Price and volume measures. 
• Chain-linking techniques for compiling QNA time series. 
• Early estimates of quarterly GDP. 
• Revision policy and dissemination practices.