1. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Agenda Item 3 b Agenda Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement: the impact on OECDs trade statistics Andreas Lindner Head, Trade and Globalisation Statistics Agenda Item 3 b Agenda …, STD/SES/TAGS; 1 st WPTGS Meeting 22.-24.09.2008, Paris

2. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Introduction Heiligendamm Process (G8 2007 mandate) for OECD to act as hub for globalization analysis and advise G8 Horizontal activity at OECD with central guidance from the Cabinet of the SG The 5 enlargement countries will allow more global coverage of OECD per se Increasing inclusion of the additional 5 Enhanced Engagement countries are prerequisite for global analysis carried out by OECD 2

3. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Enlargement Structured approach with coordination for statistics to ensure synergies and avoid overlap STD has a statistical coordination group, headed by Tim Davis Each OECD activity manager will contact accession countries and also tie closer relations with enhanced engagement countries 3

4. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Statistical Mandate The Chief Statisticians of the candidate countries have asked that the OECD organise its reviews in a coordinated way within the OECD and within the countries themselves. All candidate countries have named a central contact person to deal with the OECD on statistical reviews and these individuals will also help to coordinate communications with relevant officials outside the NSOs. The Committee on Statistics has been assigned an overall coordination role and the Statistics Directorate has put a coordination team in place to assist the process. 4

5. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Statistical requirements One of the tools that will be used to facilitate coordination is the Statistical Requirements Paper which includes. –Topics to be covered in the OECD statistical assessments; –Detailed statistical items on which countries are required to report; –Method of collection used by the OECD (i.e. questionnaire or other vehicle); –Relevant concepts and standards or other metadata; –The specific experts or reviewers involved within the OECD; –The names and details about any outside consultants or peer reviewers involved; –The schedule and process to be followed for each subject area; and, –Plans for missions, meetings and other logistical arrangements 5

6. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics List of STD statistics covered: STD Activities and Topics 1.Coordination, Accession Country Statistics (CACS) 2.Review of Legal and Institutional Framework for Statistics 3. Classifications 4.National Accounts, including: (i) Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) (ii) Productivity 5. Financial Statistics 6.Business Statistics 7.International Trade in Goods and Services 8.Annual Labour Force Survey (ALFS) 9. Main Economic Indicators (MEI) 9.1.MEI-Production & Demand 9.2. MEI-Business Tendency Surveys & Composite Leading Indicators 9.3. MEI-Employment 9.4. MEI-Labour compensation 9.5. Prices 9.6.MEI-Short-term financial statistics 9.7. Balance of payments 6

7. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Enhanced Engagement countries While accession countries are considered near future OECD countries… Enhanced Engagement countries are hoped to become future members The mechanisms in place are different for these two groups, But OECD is putting in place closer ties in many areas ( of which statistics is one) with Enhanced Engagement countries 7

8. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics So we have a 30 + 5 = 5 country constellation. What does this mean for GDP coverage? 8

9. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics … Dynamic, growing economies 9

10. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics And for trade? OECD lost by -7%, while AC’s increased their share by+1%, and EEC’s by +4% 10

11. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics AC’s and EEC’s are more dynamic trading countries than the 30 OECD countries Export growth G+S 2000-2006 Import growth G+S 2000-2006 11

12. STD/PASS/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics STD/SES/TAGS – Trade and Globalisation Statistics Thank you! Andreas.lindner@oecd.org 12