## Quarterly National Accounts/High Frequency Indicators of Economic Activity

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**Canonical URL:** [Quarterly National Accounts/High Frequency Indicators of Economic Activity](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/qnaxol24-209)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 24.209
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: June 1, 2024 - April 15, 2025 (45 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Logistics and Access
- Session No.: OL 24.209
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: June 1, 2024 - April 15, 2025 (45 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: French
- Status: Deadline passed
- Qualifications / technical requirements:
  - Knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is helpful.
  - Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Purpose and Target Audience
- This introductory online course is designed for anyone interested in learning how to compile and disseminate Quarterly National Accounts and High-Frequency Indicators of Economic Activity, according to the recommendations of the System of National Accounts.
- Emphasis on using QNA and HFIEAs to better understand the role of high-frequency data in analyzing current economic developments.

### Course Content and Scope
- Presented by the Statistics Department.
- Teaches how to compile timely and high-quality Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) and High-Frequency Indicators of Economic Activity (HFIEAs).
- Topics covered:
  - Concepts, data sources, and compilation techniques needed for producing QNA and HFIEAs, covering both theoretical and practical compilation issues.
  - Benchmarking techniques.
  - Seasonal adjustment techniques.
  - Volume estimates and their application to time series data.
  - Identifying and assessing available data sources.
  - Use of real-time series databases to assess data quality.
  - Implementing a suitable revisions policy for compiling QNA and HFIEAs.

### Skills and Competencies (Course Objectives)
- Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
  - Recognize the role, scope, uses, and compilation frameworks for QNA and HFIEAs.
  - Review available data sources for compiling QNA and HFIEAs.
  - Explain the use of volume measures and the basic relation between value, quantity, and price—expanding on how to detect and address issues such as the need for updated weights; and recognizing the loss of additivity for chain-linked volume estimates.
  - Apply basic techniques for compiling benchmarked series and filling data gaps.
  - Apply basic seasonal adjustment techniques to time series, based on good seasonal adjustment practices.
  - Describe a balanced revisions policy taking into consideration how a related real-time database can be used to assess the reliability of the QNA and HFIEA estimates.

### Related IMF Training Context
- IMF offers online training to government officials and the public. Click Learn more to find current offerings.

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## References

- [Online 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)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/qnaxol24-209_