1. ՀՀ ԱԶԳԱՅԻՆ ՎԻՃԱԿԱԳՐԱԿԱՆ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ
NATIONAL STATISTICAL SERVICE OF RA
ARMENIAN EXPERIENCE OF THE DEVELOPING OF COMPLETE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS. Quality of basic data - statistical problems
Stepan MNATSAKANYAN
Artashes SHABOYAN
Joint Eurostat-UNSD Conference on National Accounts in the context of development cooperation, Luxembourg, 6 to 8 May 2008

2. INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL ISSUES
NSS is independent from state bodies in its activities.
The supreme body of NSS is the SCS.
The obligation to provide data to NSS is stated in the Law ON STATE STATISTICS (2000).
TWO STAGE PLANNING:
Since 2001 National Assembly of RA adopts the Law ON THREE YEAR STATISTICAL PROGRAM, where main strategic directions of statistical system in Armenia are taken place.
The ANNUAL STATISTICAL PROGRAM adopted by SCS is based on this law and contains full set of indicators to be produced.
The strategic planning helps to avoid problems with data providers, users as well as state bodies responsible for financing statistical activities undertaken.

3. DEVELOPING SNA IN ARMENIA
The Process of changing System of Material Product to SNA-93 started in 1993 on the basis of 1990 annual data
SERIES BY SNA-93 METHODOLOGY EXIST:
from 1990 for ANNUAL accounts
from 1992 for QUARTERLY accounts
ANNUAL NATIONAL ACCOUNTS BY:
- SEQUENCE OF ACCOUNTS (UP TO FINANCIAL
ACCOUNT )
- INSTITUTIONAL SECTORS
- INDUSTRIES
- SUBSECTORIAL BREAKDOWN
(public, national private, under foreign control)

4. CURRENT STATUS ANNUAL and QUATRERLY GDP is calculated and published:
a. METHODS
- production,
- expenditure,
- income (only for annual data)
b. PRICES
- current prices,
- comparable prices of the previous year,
- base year average prices including seasonal adjustments
c. CLASSIFICATION OF TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
- ОКОНХ (rus) data,
- NACE rev 1.1 – since 2005.
GDP by production - A3, A6 & A17 breakdown used in ESA-95.
Metadata are updated quarterly and are available on IMF SDDS website

5. TOOLS FOR DATA COLLECTING
ENTIRE CENSUS Tool
Population census
Agricultural census (now in progress)
Other
PERIODICAL REPORTS Tool
Organisations and Private Entrepreneurs
State and local self-government bodies
SAMPLE SURVEY Tool
Households

6. MAIN DATA SOURCES FOR NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
From ORGANISATIONS and PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS
Reports on OUTPUT, INCOMES, EXPENDITURES and LABOUR
Single SAMPLE SURVEYS focused in different spheres
Report on economic activity of establishments
From HOUSEHOLDS
INTEGRATED LIVING CONDITIONS SURVEYS
LABOUR FORCE SURVEYS
DIRECT REPORTS TO NSS
CENTRAL BANK – Monetary Statistics
MINISTRY of FINANCE – GFS
OTHER REGISTERS
THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICAL REGISTERS

7. MAIN DATA SOURCES FOR NATIONAL ACCOUNTS (2)
DIRECT REPORTS TO NSS
From BUSINESS STATISTICS
Selected units ARE OBLIGED to report (accuracy and timeliness)
Structuring is done by TYPES of ACTIVITIES (NACE 1.1)
From HOUSEHOLDS
NO OBLIGATION (most refuses from high income households)
THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICAL REGISTERS
By ANNUAL STATISTICAL PROGRAM
Using ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICAL QUESTIONNAIRES
DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES ON THE SAME UNIT ARE CROSS CHECKED

8. ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICAL REGISTERS

9. BUSINESS REGISTER
"Order on business (entrepreneurial) register maintenance in the Republic of Armenia” by the DECISION N 51, of STATE COUNCIL ON STATISTICS
identification indicators
survey indicators
demographic indicators
other indicators
GROUPS of INDICATORS in BUSINESS REGISTER
Direct data collection (Questionnaire)
Indirect data collection
DATA COLLECTION FOR BUSINESS REGISTER

10. QUALITY CONTROL OF DATA
MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANNUAL STATISTICAL PROGRAM
INTERNAL PROCEDURES FOR ENSURING QUALITY:
Ensuring the PROPER METHODOLOGY of indicators—SCS and Statistical Methodology and Classifications Division;
BUSINESS STATISTICS — Macroeconomic Indicators and National Accounts Division and Senior Adviser to the President of NSS;
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS —Senior Adviser to the President of NSS;
PUBLICATIONS and DISSEMINATION —Vice President and Statistical Publications and Marketing Division.

11. ISSUES WITH DATA SOURCES
DIFFICUILTIES OF UPDATING BUSINESS REGISTER
rapid growth of NUMBER of ECONOMIC ENTITIES
large changes in ECONOMIC INDICATORS of ENTITIES
SAMPLING used for direct data collection
EXISTENCE OF LARGE INFORMAL ACTIVITIES
Since 1994 GDP includes estimations on NON-OBSERVED ECONOMY.
Sources for NOE estimation: employment data, household surveys, other special surveys and indirect methods.
ISSUES OF RESPONSIBILITY OF DATA PROVIDERS
DEVELOPING OF COMPLETE SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICAL REGISTERS