1. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Meeting of the Advisory Expert Group Meeting on national accounts, April 2012 Task Force on Global Production Presentation by UNECE

2. UNECE Statistical Division Slide 2 Overview 1.The process 2.Work Plan of the task force 3.Research topics 4.Members of the task force

3. UNECE Statistical Division Slide 3 1. The process June 2011:The Impact Of Globalisation on national accounts endorsed by the CES Bureau Nov. 2011:The CES Bureau decided to establish a task force on global production Feb. 2012:First face-to-face meeting of the task force to agree on the research topics and time plan May 2012:Presentation of research issues and work program to the National Accounts meeting in Geneva June 2014:Final report to be presented to the CES plenary session for endorsement

4. UNECE Statistical Division Slide 4 2. Work plan of the task force Oct. 2012:Interim report to the CES Bureau, BOPCOM, OECD WPs on NA and trade, and ISWGNA 2012/2013:Drafting of chapters of the report Sep. 2013:Draft report to the ISWGNA and AEG Oct. 2013:Draft report to the CES Bureau, BOPCOM, OECD WPs on NA and trade, and ISWGNA Early 2014:Consultation with countries and organisations June 2014:Presentation of final report to the CES for endorsement

5. UNECE Statistical Division Slide 5 3. The research topics 1. Typology of global production arrangements (BEA) (1) 2. Principles of economic ownership of goods (Ireland) (1) 3. Transfers of intellectual property products (Israel) (1) 4. Multi-territory enterprises (Norway) (1) 5. Merchanting of services (Ireland) (2) 6. Quasi-transit trade (IMF) (1) 7. Recording international commodity trade (Eurostat) (1) 8. Recording of production abroad (Canada) (1) 9. Complex units (country case studies) (UNECE) (2) 10. Large and complex cases units (Ireland) (2) 11. Trade in value added (OECD) (2) 12. Price and volume measurement (Eurostat) (2)

6. UNECE Statistical Division Slide 6 4. The task force Members of the task force: The Netherlands (chair), Canada, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, USA, Eurostat, IMF, OECD, WTO, UNECE