1. OECD Review of Russian Statistics Peer Review Mission to Russia 10-13 April 2012 Tim Davis Head, Global Relations, Statistics Directorate

2. 1.The OECD  Accession and enlargement 2.Statistics at the OECD  Review of statistics for accession  Importance of coordination 3.Russia in OECD Statistics Overview

3. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Created in 1961 (50 th Anniversary) Promotes economic stability, full employment, social cohesion and a clean environment 34 members plus co-operation with many more Governed by a Council of Ministers from all the 34 member countries What is the OECD?

4. 34 Member Countries….plus Russian Federation Active Engagement with others Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UK USA Enhanced Engagement Brazil China India Indonesia South Africa Accession Country Russian Federation

5. Shares of World GDP in 2010

6. The Organisation conducts policy analysis and enables countries to share best practices “Evidence based” analysis and recommendations High standards of transparency for statistics Collection, analysis, integration and publication of statistics is the foundation of OECD work A basic obligation of OECD membership is:  “to furnish the organisation with the information necessary for the accomplishment of its tasks”. The OECD Approach

7. Nov. 2007: OECD Ministers approved a Roadmap for Accession of Russia to the OECD Russia and OECD agreed on the process Aim is to ensure coherence of Russia’s policies and practices with those of existing members  Especially where OECD has binding legal agreements WTO membership had to precede OECD accession The Accession Process

8. Committee on Statistics (CSTAT) will conduct a review and provide a recommendation Statistics Directorate (STD) staff and Peer Review Team provides input to CSTAT The Statistical Accession Process

9. Richard LAUX, UK Statistics Authority Pieter VERBIEST, Statistics Netherlands Julien DUPONT, OECD Statistics Directorate Tim DAVIS, OECD Statistics Directorate Introducing the Statistical Peer Review Team for the Russian Federation

10. Committee on Statistics (CSTAT) will conduct a review and provide a recommendation Statistics Directorate (STD) staff and Peer Review Team provides input to CSTAT The present accession process is the first time for such a comprehensive review of statistics The OECD has also identified areas for improvement in its own statistics programme The Statistical Accession Process

11. October 2008 A three-tiered review Review of Statistical Systems and Statistics Legal and Institutional Framework Availability and Quality of data Transmission and Integration of data

12. Review of laws, regulations, administrative arrangements, and operational practices Framework based on the United Nation’s Ten Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics Collected detailed information from ROSSTAT and from international sources Does Russia meet the 10 Fundamental Principles? Legal and Institutional Framework

13. Fundamental criteria: “coverage”, “compliance” and “interpretability” Does Russia have the variables – required by the OECD; and, – typically available from existing members Does Russia use concepts, definitions, classifications – used for the relevant OECD data programs; and, – typically used by existing OECD members. Are metadata available to ensure data can be properly interpreted and compared? Data Quality Reviews

14. How to ensure regular, ongoing transmission of data and metadata? Are data available to the OECD via Internet? Or is questionnaire completion required? Review on a case-by-case basis Consider interests of suppliers and of the OECD Ultimate objective is to use SDMX for transmission Transmission of Data and Metadata

15. Objective of review is NOT simply to judge whether Russian statistics are “good enough” for the OECD. Ultimate goal is to complete the membership process Thus, the objectives of CSTAT are to : To ensure full integration of comparable statistics To support Russia in addressing any gaps To provide a forum for sharing of best practices Objectives of the Accession Review of Statistics

16. “Co-ordination” is one of 10 fundamental principles OECD statistics programme is large and diverse Russian statistical system is large and diverse Coordination on BOTH sides is essential Many OECD programmes still don’t have good sources for Russian statistics Russian statisticians are still confused by some OECD demands We must continue to work to make the process better for Russia and for the OECD! Importance of co-ordination

17. Correct and finalise assessment documents Presentation to CSTAT in June 2012 Identification of Follow-up items for future years Formal Opinion from CSTAT to OECD Council Publication of overall OECD reviews Next Steps in the Process

18. 3. Russia in OECD Statistics

19. Recent Economic Growth

20. Productivity

21. Regional Statistics

22. Energy

23. Balance of Payments

24. Prices