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  "title": "Samoa: Technical Assistance Report-National Accounts Statistics Mission (March 24–April 18, 2025)",
  "publication": "Technical Assistance Reports, June 13, 2025",
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  "summary": "The Samoan authorities have expressed strong interest in the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) to improve macroeconomic projections for policy purposes.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- The Samoan authorities have expressed strong interest in the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) to improve macroeconomic projections for policy purposes.\n- The mission worked with Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) staff to assess and adjust the Household Income and Expenditure Survey data; compile Household Final Consumption Expenditure estimates for 2023; and map the estimates to the SUT.\n- Government Final Consumption Expenditure, and output and intermediate consumption estimates by industry have been compiled and incorporated in the SUT.\n- Exports and imports data were assessed, aggregated, and mapped to the SUT as well."
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      "heading": "Activities and substantive outputs",
      "content": "- Assessed and adjusted Household Income and Expenditure Survey data.\n- Compiled Household Final Consumption Expenditure estimates for 2023 and mapped these estimates to the SUT.\n- Compiled Government Final Consumption Expenditure estimates and incorporated them into the SUT.\n- Compiled output and intermediate consumption estimates by industry and incorporated them into the SUT.\n- Assessed, aggregated, and mapped exports and imports data to the SUT."
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      "heading": "Data, methods, and scope",
      "content": "- Focus on implementing and populating Supply and Use Tables (SUT) to strengthen macroeconomic projections and policy analysis.\n- Integration of household survey adjustments, government expenditure compilation, industry-level output and intermediate consumption estimation, and trade data mapping into a consistent SUT framework."
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      "heading": "Subject areas and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Data processing; Economic and financial statistics; Expenditure; Financial statements; Imports; International trade; Public financial management (PFM); Trade in goods\n- Keywords: A. household FCE benchmark; B. government FCE benchmark; Data processing; Exports; Financial statements; GDP; Government Final Consumption Expenditure; Household Income and Expenditure Survey; Imports; Rebase schedule; Samoa tourism authority; Samoa.; SBS merchandise trade data; Supply and Use Tables; Trade in goods\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Annex 1. Updated 2023 BAS Project Plan\n  - Annex 1. Updated 2023 BAS Project Plan (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Annex 1. Updated 2023 BAS Project Plan (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/technical-assistance-reports/issues/2025/06/13/samoa-technical-assistance-report-national-accounts-statistics-mission-march-24april-18-2025-567689"
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    "Published: June 13, 2025",
    "Series: Technical Assistance Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229014168.019",
    "The Samoan authorities have expressed strong interest in the Supply and Use Tables (SUT) to improve macroeconomic projections for policy purposes.",
    "The mission worked with Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) staff to assess and adjust the Household Income and Expenditure Survey data; compile Household Final Consumption Expenditure estimates for 2023; and map the estimates to the SUT.",
    "Government Final Consumption Expenditure, and output and intermediate consumption estimates by industry have been compiled and incorporated in the SUT.",
    "Exports and imports data were assessed, aggregated, and mapped to the SUT as well.",
    "Assessed and adjusted Household Income and Expenditure Survey data.",
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    "Compiled Government Final Consumption Expenditure estimates and incorporated them into the SUT.",
    "Compiled output and intermediate consumption estimates by industry and incorporated them into the SUT.",
    "Assessed, aggregated, and mapped exports and imports data to the SUT.",
    "Focus on implementing and populating Supply and Use Tables (SUT) to strengthen macroeconomic projections and policy analysis.",
    "Integration of household survey adjustments, government expenditure compilation, industry-level output and intermediate consumption estimation, and trade data mapping into a consistent SUT framework.",
    "Subject: Data processing; Economic and financial statistics; Expenditure; Financial statements; Imports; International trade; Public financial management (PFM); Trade in goods",
    "Keywords: A. household FCE benchmark; B. government FCE benchmark; Data processing; Exports; Financial statements; GDP; Government Final Consumption Expenditure; Household Income and Expenditure Survey; Imports; Rebase schedule; Samoa tourism authority; Samoa.; SBS merchandise trade data; Supply and Use Tables; Trade in goods",
    "**Annex 1. Updated 2023 BAS Project Plan**"
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