Training Catalog Session Details

The workshop is intended for government officials who are integrally involved in the compilation of national accounts statistics.

Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, or statistics, or equivalent experience.

This one-week course will be presented by experts from the International Monetary Fund's Statistics Department. The course will be based  on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA). This course consists of lectures covering national accounts concepts, methods, and framework; estimating Gross Domestic Product using the production, expenditure and income approach; Supply and Use tables: and price and volume measures

The course will feature interactive lectures and hands-on exercises that enable participants to operationalize what they learn. The main lectures and workshops include:
(i) Overview of the System of National Accounts,
(ii) Gross Domestic Product by Production, Expenditure and Income approach
(iii) Supply and use tables
(iv) Price and Volume measures
(v) Measuring economic activities at the regional level- Conceptual principles and compilation issues