UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTCS THE STATISTICAL PRODUCTION PROCESS IN AN INTEGRATED ECONOMIC STATISTICS APPROACH – OVERVIEW AND ISIC Rev 4 UBOS Samuel Echoku – Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Outline of Presentation Overview Classification (ISIC rev 4) Surveys (Quarterly & annual) Use of Administrative data sources Use of government finance statistics

Overview integration of economic statistics covers all aspects of the statistical production process based on the fundamentals of a modern national statistical system and IT environment. UBOS was created by an act of parliament (1999 Statistics Act) that served the interest of the Bureau and ignored the National Statistical System (NSS). It has since been revised to serve the NSS and is soon to be presented to parliament for passing or rejection. Coordination between and across the NSS is done by the directorate of coordination having been elevated from a section at the inception of the Bureau in 2000. The directorate through its coordination mechanisms ensures economic statistics are integrated. In 2007 a committee comprised of the Bureau, Central Bank and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED) known as Social-Economic Statistics Technical Committee (SESTC). The committee among other roles addresses institutional arrangements for integrated economic statistics.

Overview cont’d The Bureau at institutional level also enters into arrangements with other institutions by signing memorandum of understanding to ensure production of integrated economic statistics. The Uganda Statistical System is centralized and it follows that all the surveys core to the national accounts are originated and conducted by the Bureau. Thus minimizing the need to integrate across the regional offices as is the case for the decentralized systems. Integration is further assured by the general application of the international standards such as the SNA, GFS manual, BPM etc

Overview cont’d Adoption of the SNA 2008 ISIC rev 4 classification for all the economic statistics including: economic surveys, external trade, Non Profit Institutions, Household Hold Surveys, VAT and Income tax etc further ensures an integrated economic statistics approach. These different data sets were mapped on ISIC rev 4 from their respective classifications. In June 2012 UBOS produced its fourth edition of Compendium of Statistical Concepts and Definitions to guide the National Statistical System in the data collection and processing. Other agencies involved in the production of statistics should adhere to these statistical concepts and definitions.

Overview cont’d Adoption s. In June.

Quarterly and annual Surveys Co Ha Lo

Use of government finance statistics The GFS unit compiles and classifies the government revenue and expenditure data which is basically used in the cost approach estimation of Public administration and defense, education and health. The government finance statistics is also applied in the civil construction computation and capital formation components d A core weakness within the GFS has been the inability to compute the consumption of fixed capital.

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