Use of 1993 SNA, Rev.1 for Central Bank purposes Richard Walton European Central Bank Luxembourg, 6-8 May 2008

Central banks statistical requirements for monetary and economic analysis Coherent and consistent messages Priorities for central bank users European policy requirements

Central banks as producers of statistics ECB as a producer of statistics Division of task in production of statistics in Europe Euro area accounts

Dialogue between central bank users and producers on the SNA update Users should understand standards ESA is the reference framework for European statistics Regular dialogue: forums used