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Measuring the Services of Commercial Banks in the National Income and Products Accounts - Changes in Concepts and Methods in the 2013 Comprehensive Revision (USA)

Administrator2 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:53:57 GMT

As part of the 2013 comprehensive revision of the national income and product accounts (NIPAs) to be released in July, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will change its methods for measuring implicitly priced services produced by commercial banks.

This article details the improved methods that will enable the NIPAs to better reflect the level and composition of the implicitly priced services (hereafter implicit services) that commercial banks provide.

Custodian: Bureau of Economic Analysis, USA

Household Wealth in the Main OECD Countries from 1980 to 2011: what do the data tell us?

Administrator — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:40:07 GMT

This paper analyses household wealth in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, the UK and the US. Building on a new data set for the time span 1980-2011, it is discussed: the trends of household financial assets in the last thirty years, the reasons for the differences across countries, the tendency towards convergence, the economic interpretation of breaks in time series and the effects of the recent financial crisis. Comments on the evolution of household debt and real assets are offered. In discussing the empirical evidence, the paper summarises the recent literature on household wealth.

Rebasing the Output Price Index of newly built dwellings, 2005=100 - Netherlands (2009)

Administrator — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:35:59 GMT

Statistics Netherlands calculates a quarterly output price index of newly built dwellings (O-PINW) to monitor developments in the prices of newly built dwellings in the Netherlands. Starting from the figures for the first quarter of 2009, the O-PINW is published with 2005 as the new reference year (2005=100). This paper examines the changes involved in the base shift, and the differences between the index series based on 2000=100 and 2005=100.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

Rebasing 2005=100 producer price index - Netherlands (2010)

Administrator — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:21:54 GMT

The statistics on producer prices in manufacturing (PPI) use price quotes on goods produced and sold by the Dutch manufacturing industry, as well as the imports of industrial products. This document explains the rebasing exercise undertook by Statistics Netherlands to change the base year of the PPI to 2005 in manufacturing.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

The introduction of new methods for price observations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) New methods for airline tickets and package holidays - Netherlands (2012)

Administrator — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:21:06 GMT

This report deals with the introduction of new methods for price observation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for New methods for airline tickets and package holidays.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands (2012)

Rebasing the input index of the building costs of new dwellings - Netherlands (2005)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:23:08 GMT

Statistics Netherlands calculates the monthly Input index of building costs for new dwellings to monitor developments in the price level of new dwellings in the Netherlands. Starting with the figures on January 2005, the Input index is published with 2000 as new base year. This paper deals with the changes made in the rebasing and the differences between the index series based on 1995=100 and the index series with base year 2000.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

Rebasing the price indices of civil engineering works from 2000=100 to 2005=100. Netherlands (2011)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:20:48 GMT

Statistic Netherlands publishes a total of eight series of price indices for different areas of the civil engineering. The price index of each area of civil engineering is based on price developments of required materials, equipment and labour of a project. Each of the eight series covers an area of civil engineering: Road construction; brick paving, Road construction; asphalt paving, Railways and underground railways, Bridges and tunnels, Constructions for fluids, Constructions for water projects, Site preparation works, Electrical installation works. In addition to theses a weighted index series is also published for the eight series together: 42/43 Civil engineering.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

The use of supermarket scanner data in the Dutch CPI - Netherlands (July 2010)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:15:51 GMT

In January 2010 Statistics Netherlands introduced a new method for computing price indexes based on scanner data in the CPI. At the same time the number of data providers was expanded from one supermarket chain to six chains. This paper describes the new method, including the index number formulae, and the scanner data used. Some results are also presented and compared with index numbers computed using a recently proposed ‘benchmark’ method.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

Linking Social and Economic Statistics through the 1995 Revision of National Accounts and Labour Accounts - Netherlands (2000)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:12:35 GMT

National accounts have a long tradition of publishing labour data. The Labour accounts development in the late eighties, early nineties primarily focused on the consistency within labour statistics at first. From the ESA 1995 revision onwards, National accounts and Labour accounts present equal employment and compensation of employees figures. This not only improved the linkage of economic to social statistics for users, but it also has enlarged data quality check possibilities for both sides.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

A volume index for the output of the Dutch banking industry based on quantity indicators - Netherlands (2007)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:11:22 GMT

This pilot study is the first in a series of attempts by Statistics Netherlands to find alternative indicators to deflate the production value of branches of the service industry in cases where deflation by standard methods is problematic. Banking has been singled out since on the one hand it has a large value added while on the other hand the specific character of a large share of its production value (FISIM) rules out the standard deflation procedure. Consequently, less conventional methods are necessary here.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

Supply and use tables in current and constant prices for the Netherlands: an experience of fifteen years - Netherlands (2000)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:06:05 GMT

Fifteen years ago before the production of this paper, Statistics Netherlands had started experimenting compiling simultaneously input/output tables in both current and constant prices. The first tables (of the industry by industry type) were rather limited of scale (200 x 100). Five years later, the system developed into a full-fledged set of supply and use tables describing 250 industries by 800 products. This paper concentrates on the ten years experience in compiling supply and use tables in The Netherlands. It focuses on the features that have become the main elements of the Dutch system. Three subjects can be distinguished here: the simultaneous compilation in current prices and constant prices; the column-row-column working procedures; and the transformation of supply and use tables into an industry by industry I/O-table.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

Use, misuse and proper use of national accounts statistics - Netherlands (2007)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:58:13 GMT

In this paper, the relevance of national accounts statistics and their underlying conceptual framework is investigated for their four roles: description and object of analysis, tool for analysis and forecasting, tool for communication and decision-making and input for alternative accounts, budgetary rules and estimates. For each role, the merits and limitations of national accounts statistics are described and discussed. Proper use should be stimulated by improving education and marketing and by supplementing national accounts with information about their meaning and reliability.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

Concentration ratios for businesses by industry in 2004 - UK

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:53:59 GMT

This article provides detailed information and statistics produced by the ONS covering UK concentration ratios for business by industry based on the Input-Output Annual Supply and Use Tables.

These statistics provide users with an estimate of the economic importance of relatively large businesses in each industry. The focus of this article is on concentration ratios, changes that have taken place, and the extent of the concentration. This article is not about the competitive nature of the market structure. Concentration ratios can also provide information regarding industry's competitiveness and the scope for the economies of scale.

The estimates in this article are consistent with those published in the 2006 Blue Book, 2006 Pink Book and 2006 Input-Output Analyses publications.

Custodian: Office for National Statistics UK

Import penetration of goods and services, 1992-2004 - UK

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:49:16 GMT

This article provides detailed information and statistics produced by the ONS covering imports of goods and services based on the Input-Output Supply and Use Tables.

The data for these analyses have been derived from the 1992-2004 Input-Output Annual Supply and Use Tables published by the ONS in August 2006.

Custodian: Office for National Statistics (ONS) - UK

System of integrated agricultural censuses and surveys. Volume 1: World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010 (FAO 2005)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:46:23 GMT

Each round of agricultural censuses covers a ten-year period. The present round (WCA 2010) covers agricultural censuses to be undertaken between 2006 and 2015. This publication is intended to assist countries in the conduct of their national census of agriculture. It provides guidance on the integrated system approach to agricultural censuses and surveys and recommends, for the first time, a modular approach to the census of agriculture with the core census module being conducted on a complete enumeration basis and the supplementary modules being conducted on a sample basis.

Custodian: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

A common methodology for the collection of pesticide usage statistics within agriculture and horticulture - Eurostat (2008)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:35:02 GMT

Description of a common methodology for the collection of pesticide usage statistics within agriculture and horticulture illustrated with a case study in new Member States and Candidate Countries.

Custodian: Eurostat

Methodology of animal statistics - Part A: Member states of the European Union - Part B: Candidate countries (Eurostat 2003)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:34:23 GMT

Study of the methodology applied by the Member States of the European Union and the candidate countries to livestock surveys, slaughter statistics, production forecasts (gross indigenous production), external trade statistics and the latest developments in the field of poultry statistics.

Custodian: Eurostat

Handbook for compiling supply balance sheets - wines (Eurostat 2002)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:28:25 GMT

A new Handbook has been made for compiling supply balance sheets for wine which results from the new Commission Regulation No 1282/2001. Between other modifications, the new marketing year is one month earlier from 1st August to the 31 July with a 1999/2000 crop year for transition.

Custodian: Eurostat

Crop Production - Handbook to compile supply balance sheets (Eurostat 2001)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:19 GMT

This document about crop production statistics presents a general scheme and definitions of balance sheet items, the principles of classification as well as an overview of the handbooks and a calendar of the transmission of data.

Custodian: Eurostat

Crop Production - Glossary (Eurostat 2001)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:22:23 GMT

The first part deals with land use including areas of main crops on arable land, areas permanently under grass, areas under permanent cultivation, and family gardens. The second part presents the open-ground products, fruit and vegetables.

Custodian: Eurostat

Crop Production - Manual for current statistics (Eurostat 2001)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:20:20 GMT

This document presents the definitions of production, yield, production area and land use, the data availability and the classification of reported products.

Custodian: Eurostat

Compiling the national accounts demystified - Netherlands (2007)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:13:18 GMT

In this paper, the national measurement process underlying national accounts statistics is described and discussed. For non-national accountants, the compilation of national accounts statistics is usually a mystic and incomprehensible process.The literature on national accounts compilation methods and the reliability of national accounts statistics is very limited. The value added of this paper in view of current literature is therefore manifold:
– It demonstrates the importance of the operational model.
– It provides a systematic account of the various steps in compiling national accounts statistics.
– It clarifies the role of accounting identities, assumptions and plausibility checks.
– It discusses the role of environmental factors like skills, resources and policy.
– It puts the issue of the reliability of national accounts statistics in a general context, stresses the importance of sensitivity analysis and downplays the importance of indicators for margins of error.
– Concrete proposals for improving compiling the national accounts are put forward.

Custodian: Statistics Netherlands

Handbook for EU agricultural price statistics - Eurostat (2002)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:51:57 GMT

This Handbook presents the methodology of the EU Agricultural Price Indices and the Statistics of Absolute Agricultural Prices which are the main domains of the EU Agricultural Price Statistics. At the time of the preparation of this Handbook, the revision of the methodology of the Economic Accounts for Agriculture (EAA), as a consequence of the revision of the European System of Accounts, has been concluded. With the re-basing of the EU Agricultural Price Indices to the base 1995 = 100, the methodology of EU Agricultural Price Statistics has been adapted in order to be more consistent with the new accounts methodology.

Custodian: Eurostat

Manual on the economic accounts for agriculture and forestry EAA/EA 97 (Rev. 1.1) - Eurostat (2000)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:47:59 GMT

This publication contains the revised methodology on the Economic Accounts for Agriculture and Forestry (EAA/EAF) which is close to the methodology of the national accounts (ESA 95) but incorporates a number of changes to take account of the special features of the agricultural economy. Compared to the previous edition (Revision 1) of the EAA/EAF manual, the present version (EAA 97, Revision 1.1) includes new chapters on the valuation of the accounts at constant prices and on the unit values of agricultural products. The most recent of developments have also been taken into account; these concern the coverage of intra-unit consumption, the breakdown of intermediate consumption as well as the EAA/EAF questionnaire. Nevertheless, it should be noted that all these changes are of a technical nature and thus do not affect the basic methodology described in the previous (Revision 1) version.

Custodian: Eurostat

Handbook for EU agricultural price statistics, Version 2.0 - Eurostat (2008)

Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:44:46 GMT

This handbook covers Eurostat’s “EU Agricultural Price Indices (output and input)” and its “Statistics on Absolute Agricultural Prices“. The main use for absolute agricultural prices is to compare price levels between Member States and to study sales channels. On the other hand, agricultural price indices are used primarily to analyse price developments and the effect on agricultural income. The last consolidated handbook covering both Agricultural Price Indices and Absolute Prices was published in 2002 and was followed by a revised version covering only Agricultural Price Indices in January 2005. The methodology of EU Agricultural Price Statistics (version 1.0 February 2002) was updated to incorporate the changes in data collection of Agricultural price indices from monthly to quarterly indices and the latest decisions regarding the collection of annual absolute prices using a reduced list of variables since July 2005.

Custodian: Eurostat