1. Recent Developments in Regional Accounts
Andreas Krüger
Eurostat C-2
4. Oct. 2011
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2. Structure of the Presentation
Data collection
New NACE and NUTS classifications
Quality assurance of regional GDP and population
Task Force Manual on Regional Accounts
New ESA Data Transmission Programme
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3. Data Collection: Member States
Table 1200 almost complete
Table 1000:
EMPL in hours worked available for most MS, but time series still relatively short for some MS (e.g. HU, PL, UK)
GFCF improved, but is still a problem, some NSIs are 2 years behind. Further improvement required.
Further small historical data gaps
Table 1300: 2008 missing for BG, EU Aggregate affected
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4. Data Collection: Candidate Countries
Croatia makes steady progress
GVA and EMPL available as from 2000, GFCF as from 2001
HH accounts now urgent
Compensation of employees missing
FYROM: Catches up
GVA and Total Employment available as from 2000
Most urgent: Employees and household accounts
Turkey: Substantial progress necessary
GVA available, but too late, only at level 2 and only at A 3 breakdown
Most urgent: GVA at level 3, EMPL in persons
Reliable transmission at T + 24 required
All other variables missing
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5. New NACE and NUTS Classifications
NACE Rev. 2:
Applicable to transmission of 2009 data on 31 Dec 2011
Not all NSIs are able to implement this year
Ref. years 2000 to 2008 due in 2012
Parallel dissemination of NACE Rev. 1.1 and NACE Rev. 2 data for up to 2 years
NUTS 2010:
Implemented as from 1 January 2012
First data transmission in NUTS 2010 as per 31 Dec 2012
Dataset for regional funds still based on NUTS 2006
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6. Quality assurance of regional GDP and population
Programme adopted by DMES in June 2010
Objective: Ensure quality of the 2012 dataset
All Inventory assessment questionnaires returned
Some Inventories were updated
Country missions as from March 2011: DE, ES, EL, FR, UK, CZ, PL
Follow-up for other MS in written form
All information available on CIRCA
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7. TF Manual on Regional Accounts
Set up by NAWG in March 2011
Participating MS: BE, DE, ES, IT, NL, AT, PL, SK, UK
5 meetings until end of 2012 (next meeting 18/19 Oct)
Final report spring 2013
All documents and versions of draft manual available on CIRCA
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8. New ESA Data Transmission Programme
Main Elements:
Acceleration of Regional GDP Release by 12 months
New key variable: GVA volume growth rates
Collect regional population together with regional GVA
Proposal of December 2010 available on CIRCA
Negotiation in the Council WG ongoing since April, conclusion expected in 1st half 2012
Several NSIs have problems with A*10 at NUTS3
Regional Government expenditure was removed from the proposal
Household consumption expenditure is voluntary
Implementation with new ESA in Dec. 2014
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9. Thank you for your attention
13-Jul-07