1. SAEG 7th June 2016 Item 5.2
Eurostat migration to JD+: state of the art By Dario Buono

2. Sector Accounts: October 2015
Results very similar to the ones obtained with Demetra+: production system is Fame
Sector accounts data published in all the three press releases "Household saving rate" and "Business investment rate") as well as the Statistics explained articles are obtained with JDemetra+, and are fully compliant with the ESS guidelines.
Also the dedicated webpage was updated.

3. Short Term Statistics, March 2016
A comprehensive test phase took place at the beginning of 2016, where the old and new software were running in parallel in order to ensure the stability and quality of the new seasonal adjustment process
To minimise the impact of this change on the series (more than time series), the FAME database was modified to ensure that JDemetra+ was working in the Unix environment.
Identifying the models and adjusting the series.

4. Short Term Statistics
The new software does not affect the method used by Eurostat STS. Eurostat STS will continue using the geographically indirect approach of seasonal adjustment.
The European aggregates calculated with the new software were available for users as of 1 March 2016 and will be disseminated progressively according to the release schedules for the different STS indicators.

5. Labour Market: first half of 2016
4 domains: LFS, Unemployment, LCI and Job Vacancy Statistics
LFSIND will be ready to publish early 2016 – the link to the production system is already in place.
Unemployment (CHOMM) would like to use a batch mode system – such as STS. Start testing JDemetra+ beginning of January 2016 with intentions of using it for publications in March/April

6. Labour Market: first half of 2016
Job Vacancy Statistics is currently under implementation/testing in Fame and JDemetra+ used following the Non-financial sector accounts model is currently being discussed.
Labour Cost Index (LCI2008) would like to use a batch mode system – such as STS. Probably the integration in the test environment will be done in January/February 2016.

7. In the pipeline… 2nd half 2016 1st half 2017 (to be confirmed)
Government and Finance Statistics
1st half 2017 (to be confirmed)
National Accounts (currently using JD )
External trade

8. Focus on plug-ins JEcotrim for temporal disaggregation is used in NA
Quality plug-in (JD+ 2.1 compatible) is used and promoted for LCI index
In April 2016 request by DG ECFIN (French desk) to test Nowcating plug-in

9. QUESTIONS