1. “Managing Modern National Statistical Systems in Democratic Societies”
Tacis High Level-Seminar Vienna, August 31 – September 2, 2005
Session 8:
Presentation of the Latest Set-up of Co-operation
8.1: Experiences from “Statistics 6”
Doc. TACIS Annex
Armenia
Stephan Mnatsakanyan, Anahit Safyan

2. 31 August-September 2, 2005, Vienna
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Armenia Experience on “Statistics 6” National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
Seminar “Managing Modern National Statistical Systems in Democratic Societies”
31 August-September 2, 2005, Vienna

3. Cooperation within TACIS
1-st stage ( )
Training
Technical Assistance
2-nd stage ( ) cooperation projects:
Business-register
Business-statistics
Foreign trade statistics
Demographic statistics
Statistical publications
Linguistic support

4. “Statistics 2”1998-1999 Business-register Business-statistics
Foreign trade statistics
Demographic statistics
Non-observed economy
Management
Information technologies
Statistical publications
Linguistic support

5. “Statistics 4” 2000-2001 Business-register
Business-statistics/industry
Energy statistics
Foreign trade statistics
Investment statistics
Service statistics
Labour market statistics
National accounts
Statistical classifications/ NACE introduction
Demographic statistics
Migration statistics
Information technologies
Statistical publications
Statistical Information users

6. “Statistics 6” 2002-2004 Business-register Statistical classifications
Agriculture statistics
Labour market statistics
Statistical publications and information dissemination

7. TACIS Funds 1-st stage (1992-1994) Interstate budget
2-nd stage ( )
Statistics 2 ( )
Statistics 4 ( ) National budget
Statistics 6 ( )

8. “Statistics 6” Main Objective Main Goals
To study international experience, recent developments, current initiatives and last achievements in relevant statistical fields
Main Goals
To develop and improve sample surveys methodology and tools, to extend coverage of indicators, to improve data quality and to receive complete and reliable information, to improve application of international standards and classifications, to ensure international comparability of data, to improve statistical publications and statistical information dissemination policy

9. “Statistics 6” Sample Surveys 2004
Business-register to collect reliable and complete information on 9300 legal persons and to update business-register
Agriculture statistics to receive reliable and complete information on indicators, characterizing activity of farms
Labour Force to receive reliable and complete information on labour market in 2539 households (50 urban and 100 rural settlements), including child labour

10. “Statistics 6” Other components
Statistical classifications – development, adaptation and introduction of Armenian version of CPA/PRODCOM Classification
Statistical publications – publication in compliance with international standards, improvement of statistical information dissemination tools and work with users.

11. “Statistics 6” Problems
Methodological issues: estimation, survey results extrapolation on general population
Lack of indicators
Lack of harmonization with EU standards
Lack of international classifications
Poor quality and coverage of data on administrative registers
Field work issues: non-response, incomplete answers, etc.
Lack of modern tools on statistical products production and dissemination
Lack of staff training

12. “Statistics 6” Challenges
To improve methodology and tools of sample surveys
To continue implementation of sample surveys with a purpose to complete information base in relevant statistical fields
To continue introduction of international statistical classifications
To ensure data international comparability
To improve statistical products production and dissemination, work with statistical information users
To continue study of international experience and methodology in relevant statistical fields

13. “Statistics 8”
Regional statistics/transport to improve motor transport statistics by regions
Finance statistics to develop financial account
Price statistics to improve price statistics on construction
Poverty statistics to provide reliable data on poverty statistics

14. “Statistics 10”
Business-register to establish comprehensive and updated business-register of individual entrepreneurs
National Accounts to compile “Input-output” tables
Construction statistics to improve statistics on individual housing construction by regions
Labour market statistics to receive reliable information on labour market

15. Support within TACIS Huge amount of actions, as a result:
Improving and developing of the NSS RA’s activity in compliance with modern information requirements, applying of recent statistical methodology and tools, international standards and classifications, technical, technological and communication rearming, increasing data quality, improving of statistical products production and dissemination, users’s trust in official statistics, as well as achieving of high level perception with European standards

16. Thank you NATIONAL STATISTICAL SERVICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Republic Square 3 Government House Yerevan Republic of Armenia
Telephone: (3741) Fax: (3741)
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