## National Accounts Statistics (NAS)

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**Canonical URL:** [National Accounts Statistics (NAS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/nassa24-33)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 24.33
- Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
- Dates: September 30, 2024 - October 4, 2024 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Training program overview
- Event: National Accounts Statistics (NAS) training.
- Session No.: SA 24.33.
- Location: Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Date: September 30, 2024 - October 4, 2024 (1 week).
- Delivery Method: In-person Training.
- Primary Language: English.
- Status: Deadline passed.
- Presenters: Experts from the International Monetary Fund's Statistics Department.
- Target Audience: Government officials who are integrally involved in the compilation of national accounts statistics.
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, or statistics, or equivalent experience.

### Course content and instructional approach
- Conceptual foundation:
  - Based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA).
  - Main lectures include:
    - (i) Overview of the System of National Accounts,
    - (ii) Gross Domestic Product by Production, Expenditure and Income approach,
    - (iii) Supply and use tables,
    - (iv) Price and Volume measures,
    - (v) Measuring economic activities at the regional level- Conceptual principles and compilation issues.
- Practical components:
  - Interactive lectures and hands-on exercises designed to enable participants to operationalize concepts and methods.
- Technical topics covered:
  - Estimating Gross Domestic Product using the production, expenditure and income approaches.
  - Supply and Use tables (SUT): compilation and balancing techniques.
  - Price and volume measures, including chain linking.
  - Conceptual principles and compilation issues in measuring economic activities at the regional level.

### Course objectives and expected competencies
Upon completion of the workshop, participants should be able to:
- Describe the conceptual framework of the SNA.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the three approaches to estimating gross domestic product (GDP): production, expenditure and income.
- Describe fundamental components of SUT and how to compile them.
- Understand the techniques to be used to balance Supply and Use Tables.
- Explain the price and volume measurement techniques, including chain linking.
- Understand the concepts and critical issues in measuring economic activities at the regional level.

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## References

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- [Fintech Market Development and Policy Implications (FINTECH)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/st/2026/fintechst26-23)
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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/nassa24-33_