Monitoring of sources for NA purposes Example from the SBS A detailed calendar including responibilities by activity and product group is set up Education/fresh up of all compilers Meetings/discussions with producers of primary statistics over the year NA-compilers visit primary unit for macro-checks, and they visit NA 2019-01-14 Sweden

Monitoring of sources for NA purposes Delivery meeting incl comparisons with other sources (e.g. VAT, quarterly surveys) Delivery of figures is combined with documentation on reclassifications, changes in company structures, comments on large changes in estimates newcomers, imputations, methods used 2019-01-14 Sweden

Monitoring of sources for NA purposes Each compiler has to take in interest in his area (follow info in newspapers, trade organisations etc) The profiling group has info on the 50 biggest companies. Read their reports Keep updated with the IT-systems Check SLA and Basic descriptions of each source 2019-01-14 Sweden

Monitoring of sources for NA purposes Make yourself familiar with ”Baskontoplanen” Check what items are included in Production, and IC for your industries Check input coefficient Pay special attention to subsidies, comparability disturbing items, reservations, activated work, other income Check development of wages, employees, social contributions 2019-01-14 Sweden

Monitoring of sources for NA purposes Mix of manufacturing/service production, check the cross table Concern-internal supporting activities, hoding companies Trade margins, income from trade, costs for resale Merchanting Quoting of non-allocated production 2019-01-14 Sweden

Monitoring of sources for NA purposes Check time-series tables Annual reports for dominating companies MM-information BR for historic information, classification Primary material for SBS (individual companies) Relevance of price indices 2019-01-14 Sweden

Monitoring of sources for NA purposes Check documentation from previous years Compare with quarterly estimates Check input structure, consider new information Adjust PV and IC according to NA definitions (software, benefits in kind, FISIM, leasing and hidden and illegal activities) 2019-01-14 Sweden

Monitoring of sources for NA purposes SUT-information in current and constant prices 1993ff. Check volume and price changes for each product group, 400. Go back to primary statistics to get explanations. The result should be a balanced system 2019-01-14 Sweden

Increased focus on SLA A value is set on each item, from 1 to 5 Population and sampling Standard errors Measurement problems Imputation and handling problems Tables Documentation Revisions policy Exchange of information/education Timeliness Quarterly- annual discrepancies Quality changes Cooperation between different source statistics Differences between NA and primary sources 2019-01-14 Sweden