## National Accounts Statistics-Advanced

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [National Accounts Statistics-Advanced](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2023/nas-ahq23-01)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: HQ 23.01
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Dates: September 18-29, 2023 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Spanish
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Training program overview
- The training program National Accounts Statistics-Advanced (NAS-A) is presented by the Statistics Department.
- Session No.: HQ 23.01
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Date: September 18-29, 2023 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Spanish
- Target Audience: Compilers of national accounts statistics employed by agencies responsible for official national accounts statistics.
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, or statistics; or equivalent experience.

### Course description and scope
- Covers theoretical and practical aspects in the compilation of national accounts statistics based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA).
- Consists of lectures on advanced methodological and compilation issues of the 2008 SNA and workshops with practical exercises in compiling the accounts.
- Main aim: train participants in developing and using more advanced compilation techniques in areas including:
  - supply and use tables (SUTs)
  - input-output tables
  - price and volume measures
  - thematic satellite accounts
- Course structure:
  - Starts with the SNA framework and discusses how these accounts can be extended to address specific user needs.
  - Emphasis on sharing country experiences among participants.
- Main lectures and workshops include:
  - Conceptual framework of the SNA
  - Output of specific industries
  - SUTs and input-output tables
  - Price and volume measurement
  - Estimating consumption of fixed capital
  - Thematic satellite accounts, with a focus on topics covered in the update of the 2008 SNA (e.g., informal economy, labor accounts)

### Learning objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Describe the conceptual framework of the SNA.
- Apply specific techniques to derive value added in special cases.
- Apply the techniques used to balance SUTs.
- Understand the process of converting SUTs to input-output tables.
- Explain the price and volume measurement techniques, including chain linking.
- Apply appropriate techniques to estimate volume estimates of value added and GDP by expenditure in constant prices.
- Understand the principles and practice of estimating consumption of fixed capital using perpetual inventory models.
- Understand the key features of satellite accounts and their use for policy-relevant economic analysis.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2023/nas-ahq23-01_