United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Summary of the consultation on the draft Guide to Measuring Global Production UNECE Statistical Division

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 2 Electronic consultation  33 replies  General comments All respondents considered  the Guide is useful and comprehensive  the main recommendations clear and coherent  valuable for elaborating a programme for further work  Three new case studies  Czech Republic, Philippines and Sweden

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 3 Main issues  Factoryless goods producers: classification and recording of transactions  Data issues: extension of surveys and response burden; new ways of collecting data; confidentiality issues and data exchange; international co-ordination  Legal and economic ownership and ownership over intellectual property products  Adaptation to country specific needs: more practical guidance; issues related to developing countries  Other issues: detailed substantive and editorial comments on individual chapters

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 4  Conceptual issues: global production arrangements related to services, open issues with factoryless goods producers, branding, goods-services split, transfer pricing  Data issues: framework for collecting and sharing of data, including confidentiality issues  Practical guidance: supplementary country case studies; a forum to exchange practical experience; review of the Guide in 5 to 7 years Priorities for further work

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 5  The Task Force will  Review all comments and reflect them in the Guide (face- to-face meeting on 9 May)  Receive feedback from the May 2014 Joint UNECE/Eurostat/OECD Expert Group on NA and from the September 2014 AEG meeting  Expect feedback from the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications on the classification of factoryless goods producers (FGP)  Final consultation and submission to the CES in 2015 Finalization of the Guide

- UNECE Statistical Division Slide 6  Express views on:  The progress made so far  Timetable for finalising the Guide  The need for advancing the consultation on the classification of FGP  Establishing a forum for exchange of practical experience  An update of the Guide in 5-7 years to reflect new experience The Conference is asked to