1. National Seminar on Developing a Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey Cevdet ÖĞÜT National Accounts Department of TurkStat Coordination and Integration Group 10 September 2013 Ankara - Turkey

2. Current Situation in National Accounts Estimates Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) estimates GDP figures by production and expenditure approaches quarterly in current and constant prices. The base year for estimates is 1998. GDP by income approach was last published in 2006 in current prices. The revision process is still ongoing and the revised figures will be published within this year. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey

3. Current Situation in National Accounts Estimates The last big revision was in 2008. This achievement is the result of a major undertaking that is referred to, in statistical terms, as an historical revision. This historical revision, which represents the accumulation of several years of intense efforts, involved restating the accounts according to new statistical standards, incorporating a broad range of new and better source data and adopting updated statistical techniques. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey

4. Current Situation in National Accounts Estimates The last supply and use tables belongs to 2002. In the middle of this year, the survey for supply and use tables for 2012 was started. It will be finished in the beginning of 2014. The tables will be constructed in the third quarter of next year. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey

5. Current Situation in TurkStat The new Turkish Statistical Law was published in 2005. With the New Turkish Statistical Law some provisions concerning the organizational structure of the Institute are introduced and principles regarding the Official Statistics are set out. In accordance with the Law, preparation of a Multi-Annual Official Statistical Programme, implementation principles and authorities of the Programme are determined. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey

6. Current Situation in TurkStat With the New Turkish Statistical Law, the Statistics Council is established to advice on the development and implementation of the Programme and on the production and use of official statistics; to determine and assess the areas in which official statistics are needed and to provide opinions and suggestions for future works to be carried out. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey

7. Current Situation in TurkStat And, with the New Turkish Statistical Law, the basic principles and standards concerning the production and organization of Official Statistics Program (OSP) were established. OSP specifies duties and authorities which are to collect, assess and disseminate all kinds of statistics relating to the economic, social, and cultural activities of the country, and to ensure coordination among other institutions and organizations. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey

8. With this background, the Implementation Program of SNA-2008 is as follows National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey

9. SUT & IOT INS. SECTOR ACCOUNTS ANNUAL ACCOUNTS REGIONAL ACCOUNTS EDP

10. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey June 2013 – December 2013 Collection of data from enterprises and local units via sampling survey and full enumeration methods January 2014 – July 2014 Analysis of survey results by industry and products classifications (NACE Rev.2: 4 digits and CPA 2012: 6 digits level), Collection of administrative data, such as taxes and subsidies

11. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey January 2014 – June 2014 Cross checks of other source data (such as; HH data, Agriculture data, Government data, Foreign Trade Data, Financial Intermadiaries Data, Labor Force Data, ) Integration of other source data into the sytem Price analysis and the calculation of margins for products

12. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey December 2014 – June 2015 Supply table - at basic and purchasers' prices Use table - at basic and purchasers' prices Trade and transport margins Taxes less subsidies on products

13. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey December 2014 – June 2015 Input-output table (industry by industry) Input-output table (product by product)

14. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey September 2015 – April 2016 Supply and Use Tables for 2013 Institutional Sector Accounts, 2013

15. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey January 2015 – June 2015 Revisions of Annual GDP estimations Production Expenditure Income CHALLENGES FOR INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE APPROACH : CHANGES ON IVENTORIES HH EXPENDITURE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

16. National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey June 2014 – October 2015 Annual Institutional Sector Accounts, 2012 COFOG Level II CONSULTANCY SUPPORT IPA 2011 USST III CHALLENGES: MOF SIDE ( ACCES TO DATA) INS. SECTOR CLASSIFICATIONS (BR) INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR ACCOUNTS

17. GVA AT NUTS II NACE REV 2 CLASSIFICATION 25 SEPTEMBER 2013 GVA AT NUTS III CHALLANGES: DATA AVAILIBILTY CONSULTANCY SUPPORT : IPA 2011 AND USST III REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND CoE MID 2015 CONSULTANCY SUPPORT : USST III REGIONAL HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS MID 2015 CONSULTANCY SUPPORT : USST III REGIONAL GFCF CHALLANGES: DATA AVAILIBILTY&CONSISTENCY NOT ON THE ROAD MAP YET National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey REGIONAL ACCOUNTS

18. EDP TABLES FOR THE YEARS 2012 AND 2013 OCTOBER 2013 ESA 2010 IMPLEMENTATIONS JANUARY 2014 TO DECEMBER 2015 National Seminar on Developing A Program for the Implementation of the 2008 SNA and Supporting Statistics in Turkey 10 September 2013 / Ankara - Turkey EDP TABLES