ESTP course on the Macro-economic Imbalances Procedure (MIP Scoreboard) ESTP Course Luxembourg 9-11 December 2014 Rosa Ruggeri Cannata and Iliyana Savova

Overview Overall picture: MIP dedicated section - access Challenges in the dissemination of policy relevant indicators MIP dedicated section - access MIP dedicated section - structure Strengths MIP dedicated section - content Overcoming the drawbacks

What is the MIP dedicated web section about? Present statistics serving EU policy framework Combine indicators stemming from different domains in an user-friendly manner  MIP Scoreboard Introduce cross-cutting issues Communicate to the general public all the information related to the domain in an user-friendly manner

Why do we talk about indicators?

European Statistical Programme 2013-17

What is the MIP Scoreboard? It is composed of: 11 headline indicators 28 auxiliary indicators Combines different indicators in the context of a policy framework Allows user-friendly and comprehensive presentation

Overview Overall picture MIP dedicated section - access MIP dedicated section - structure Strengths MIP dedicated section - content Overcoming the drawbacks

Where to find the MIP dedicated section? (1) Eurostat HOME page: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home

Where to find the MIP dedicated section? (2) Eurostat sub-page STATISTICS: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/statistics/themes

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How is the MIP web section structured? The left-side panel allows an easy navigation of the sub-pages

What do we present on the web section? Indicators Relevant information on methodological issues, related to the underlying statistical data Tailored metadata files for the MIP indicators Legal basis Publications Latest news in the domain Frequently asked questions Links

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Characteristics of main page - INDICATORS Multi country Multi frequency Offering headlines and auxiliary indicators 2 * 28 pages accessible by country selection Last 6 values as default Full screen with the last ten years displayable and downloadable Download data for country

Characteristics of main page (cont.) Multi layers Additional data Quarterly data Plus GDP total in NAC, current prices (Q and A) Metadata information Link to the last AMR report (with a disclaimer about possible differences) Bulk download functionality

Improved services for users: the FAQ 35 questions on: General information on MIP AMR; MIP scoreboard and indicators Broad policy framework Accessible from the different sub-pages Inter-linkage among the questions

Methodological information Improved presentation of the information on indicators New sub-section: presenting the changes in the underlying statistical methodology: BPM6 ESA2010 Links to related pages: Eurostat External

Accessibility and Clarity: availability of metadata files Indicator specific Tailored-made Linked to the source metadata files

Where to find the metadata files? Under this icon: In the INDICATORS page In the Data Navigation Tree

Looking at non-experts: Statistics Explained pages An official Eurostat website presenting all statistical topics in an easily understandable way Encyclopedia of European statistics, completed by a statistical glossary A portal for occasional and regular users alike.

Characteristics of the MIP data tables Longer time series Short descriptions Full TGM functionalities (downloading, map, graphs…) More indicators (one variable dimension) Tailored metadata information

Where to find the MIP data tables? (1) MIP dedicated web section: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/macroeconomic_imbalance_procedure/indicators/main_tables

Where to find the MIP data tables? (2) Data Navigation Tree: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/statistics/search_database

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Up-to-date information Quarterly data included Scoreboard layout: Easy to access Better visibility and user-friendly presentation of the statistical data Indicators presented by countries

Advanced download options Improving services for users: the FAQ Functionalities: Expandable menus Customisable maps and graphs Short descriptions for the indicators Metadata information Advanced download options Improving services for users: the FAQ

Overview Overall picture MIP dedicated section access MIP dedicated section structure Strengths MIP dedicated section content Overcoming the drawbacks: the way forward

Ongoing works Enlargement of the indicators published in the data tree Ongoing improvement of the user friendliness of the section

Enlargement of the set of the disseminated indicators NOW Headline and auxiliary indicators Some quarterly data FUTURE Components of the headline and auxiliary indicators basic statistics used to compute scoreboard indicators Indicators used in the In-depth reviews More quarterly data

Disseminated indicators  NOW Follows the structure of the Scoreboard

Disseminated indicators  IN the FUTURE – Organized by statistical domains - Headline indicators in a separated folder

Developments for 2015 Improvement of the Scoreboard functionalities/layout Development of interactive dashboards Articles in Statistics Explained Assessing the possibility of MIP scoreboard for non EU countries

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