## National Accounts Statistics-Advanced

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [National Accounts Statistics-Advanced](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2026/nas-ajv26-09)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: JV 26.09
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Dates: March 30, 2026 - April 10, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Russian
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Course overview
- Title: National Accounts Statistics-Advanced (NAS-A).
- Session No.: JV 26.09.
- Location: Vienna, Austria.
- Date: March 30, 2026 - April 10, 2026 (2 weeks).
- Delivery Method: In-person Training.
- Primary Language: English.
- Interpretation Language: Russian.
- Target audience: Compilers of national accounts statistics employed by the agencies responsible for compiling the data.
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, or statistics; or equivalent experience.

### Course description and scope
- Based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts, 2008 (2008 SNA).
- Combines lectures on advanced methodological and compilation issues of the 2008 SNA with workshops of practical exercises.
- Main aim: Train participants in developing and using advanced compilation techniques in areas including supply and use tables (SUT), input-output tables, and price and volume measures of the SNA.
- Coverage includes how the SNA can be extended to address specific user needs using thematic and extended accounts.
- Main lectures and workshops cover:
  - Conceptual framework of the SNA;
  - Estimating output of specific activities;
  - SUT and input-output tables;
  - Price and volume measurement, including chain linking;
  - Inventory valuation adjustment, work-in-progress, and consumption of fixed capital;
  - Thematic and extended accounts.
- Participants are encouraged to share their country's experience in data collection and compilation.

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
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.
- Apply the appropriate techniques to derive volume measures of value added and chain linking.
- Understand the principles and practice of estimating consumption of fixed capital.
- Understand the key features of thematic and extended accounts and their use in economic analysis.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/isa-ahq27-02)
- [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)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/jv/2026/nas-ajv26-09_